ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture | |
Established: | 1987 |
Focus: | Freshwater Aquaculture Research |
Head Label: | Director |
Head: | Dr. S.K.Swain |
Location: | Kausalyaganga |
City: | Bhubaneswar |
State: | Odisha |
Country: | India |
Coor: | 21.6150891666667 0 |
Address: | ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Kausalyaganga, Bhubaneswar-751002, ODISHA, INDIA |
Website: | http://cifa.nic.in/ |
Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (or CIFA; formerly the Freshwater Aquaculture Research and Training Centre), is a research institute located in Bhubaneswar, Odisha dedicated for freshwater aquaculture research in India[1] It was founded in 1987 by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi.[2]
Its genesis lies in the Pond Culture Division of Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute (CIFRI), Cuttack, Odisha.