ICAR-CIFA, Bhubaneswar signed an MoU with the Dept. of Fisheries & Fishermen Welfare, Govt. of Tamil Nadu for providing technical support on Murrel hatchery and culture technology

28^th December 2022, Kausalyaganga

The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Kausalyaganga, and the Department of Fisheries & Fishermen Welfare, Government of Tamil Nadu was signed to provide technical support on Murrel breeding and culture under the project “Breeding, Seed Production and Culture of Striped Murrel in Tamil Nadu” funded by World Bank today.

Dr. P.K. Sahoo, Director, ICAR-CIFA, and Shri Arumugam, Additional Director of Fisheries, Dept. of Fisheries & Fishermen Welfare, Govt. of Tamil Nadu signed the MoU on behalf of respective organizations.

Dr. Sahoo accentuated that the MoU on Murrel breeding, seed production, and culture will help the state in increasing the production of this priced fish and also help farmers in increasing their income. He emphasized on collaboration with DoF, Govt. of Tamil Nadu for wider dissemination of ICAR-CIFA’s promising technologies to benefit the farmer’s community of the state.

Shri. Arumugam, said Murrel is in very high demand in the state and this MoU will help in the establishment of a model Murrel hatchery for seed production and also in the popularization of the Murrel culture in the state with the technical support of ICAR-CIFA.

Dr. B. R. Pillai, HoD, Aquaculture Production, and Environment Division, ICAR-CIFA stressed that the collaboration with DoF, Govt. of Tamil Nadu will help in spreading of Murrel farming in the state.

Dr. Rajesh Kumar, Senior Scientist and the Principal Investigator of the project coordinated the program.

(Source: ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Kausalyaganga)