Dept of Fisheries Secretary inaugurates CIFA-GI Scampi hatchery cum nursery complex in Bhubaneswar

Stresses on creating a visible impact and forging close collaboration with state counterparts for disseminating farm-worthy technologies to farming community

Jatindra Nath Swain, IAS, Secretary, Department of Fisheries, MoFAHD, Government of India visited ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Bhubaneswar and inaugurated the CIFA-GI Scampi hatchery cum nursery complex. He also visited the farm facilities and other infrastructure at the Campus. In his address to scientists and officers of the institute, he stressed creating a visible impact and forging close collaboration with state counterparts for disseminating farm-worthy technologies to the farming community. 

Swain exhorted that the Centre, state, entrepreneurs, and other stakeholders need to work cohesively towards sustainable development of aquaculture.

P K Sahoo, Director, ICAR-CIFA & National Professor briefed the progress of various dimensions of Freshwater Aquaculture research being conducted at the Institute.

Stresses on creating a visible impact and