Swachhta Pakhwada programme held at ICAR-CMFRI regional station in Thoothukudi

ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), Tuticorin Regional Station, conducted a “Swachhta Pakhwada” programme connected the presumption premises betwixt December 16 and December 31.

As a portion of “Swachhta Pakhwada”, a store for farmers was organised, with the information of fishermen. The programme chiefly focused connected sustainable mariculture farming practices successful the country.

D. Linga Prabhu, elder scientist, explained the clime astute mariculture for “Viksit Bharat” and emphasised the value of formulated feeds with fishmeal replacement utilizing cultivation by-products. He besides introduced the formulated feeds developed by ICAR-CMFRI to popularise usage of formulated provender alternatively of accepted trash food usage for oversea cage farming.

The programme besides featured the organisation of 100 litre crystal boxes to scheduled caste beneficiaries from Veerapandiyapattinam. It besides hosted an consciousness programme connected “Recycling & Reuse of Household Waste and Water.”