The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture headed by MP Hukumdeo Narayan Yadav, comprising 13 MPs, visited ICAR-CIFA on November 9.
They visited farm facilities and witnessed the haul of different variety of fishes. The committee appreciated the research work carried out by ICAR-CIFA for domestication and dissemination of various indigenous fish varieties. An exhibition was also arranged to display all fingerlings and the technology products of ICAR-CIFA.
The team had an interaction session with the aquafarmers and entrepreneurs from select States of the country and took stock of the pressing problems faced by the farmers.
The committee also had a meeting with Director and senior officers of the institute. The group of MPs offered several of suggestions to improve the outreach of the aquaculture technologies of the institute.
Director, ICAR-CIFA Dr JKSundaray and his team made all the arrangements seamlessly.