17th December, 2021, Kovalam, Chennai
Dr. Joy Krushna Jena, Deputy Director General (Fisheries Science), ICAR visited the ICAR-CIBA’s Emerging Farming Centre at Kovalam, Chennai today.
During this visit, the DDG reviewed the Institute’s research activities and administrative matters. The need to adopt the appropriate strategies for scaling-up the Brackishwater Finfish Culture was emphasized by Dr. Jena.
Visiting the newly developing Farming Centre in Kovalam, the Deputy Director General critically examined the land use plan and proposed the visionary approaches for developing KES into ICAR-CIBA’s Visionary Farming Centre. He also stressed on the need for effectively utilizing the newly acquired 64.5 Acres of land on a mission mode approach.
Dr. Jena distributed the seeds of Asian seabass, mud crab and Indian White Shrimp to the identified beneficiaries under the Scheduled Caste Sub Plan. He also inaugurated the Sale of Brackishwater Ornamental Fishes produced by Women Farmers to the Aquarium Entrepreneurs.
The Chief Guest was accompanied by Dr. A. Gopalakrishnan, Director, ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi, Kerala and other Senior Officers of ICAR-CIBA, Chennai.
Earlier, welcoming the Chief Guest, Dr. K.P. Jithendran, Director, ICAR-CIBA, Chennai briefed about the Institute’s research achievements in the recent past, especially, during the COVID-19 lockdown period.
(Source: ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture, Chennai)
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