Exploratory Survey of the Narmada River for Documentation of Fish Catch and Socioeconomic Status of Riverine Fishers
The holy River Narmada is one of the few west-flowing rivers that flows through the states of Madhya Pradesh (1077 km), Maharashtra (74 km), and Gujarat (161 km), with 39 km along the border between Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra and 39 km between Maharashtra and Gujarat. Earlier studies depict River Narmada in good condition with […]
Capacity Building of the Stakeholders at CIFRI, HQ During July 2024
Every month, ICAR-CIFRI conducts a number of programmes to build the capacity of the stakeholders. July 2024 was an eventful month. Sixty-two farmers, and ten officials were trained at ICAR-CIFRI. An orientation programme was also organized for a group of 42 officials from Odisha. A seven days Training cum Capacity Building Programme on “Inland fisheries […]
Three days Training Programme on Microbiological Analysis of the Water Samples and Documentation as per IS 15185:2016 Requirement
Three days Training programme on “Microbiological analysis of the water samples and documentation as per IS 15185:2016 requirement” was Organized by Microbiology, Fermentation and Biotechnology Division, ICAR-CIFT, Cochin for the Staff of “Kerala Water Authority” during (17 -19 July, 2024). The training programme was conducted as a part of consultancy to support Quality Control Labs of […]
Sustainable Development in the Fish Processing Industry by Transition to Natural Refrigerants
State-of-the-art IQF tunnel freezer using CO2 refrigerant was inaugurated at Bellfoods Pvt. Ltd. Kochi on 20th June 2024 to take the country’s seafood export to the next level by adopting natural refrigerants. ICAR-CIFT, Kochi and NTNU, Norway under the collaborative project “Future Refrigeration India: INDEE+” sponsored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs-Norway working on natural […]
ICAR- CIFT and Merck Collaborate on Innovative Food Safety Solutions and Rapid Test Kits
ICAR-CIFT signed a MoU with Merck Life Science Private Limited on 23rd of July 2024to develop test kits for the determination of foodborne pathogens and to develop food safety guidance documents and SOPs. Apart from this, the collaboration also aims to develop joint scientific projects, to develop methods for microbial detection, workflow development and provide […]