CIBA
Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
ICAR's Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture in Chennai, serving as the nodal agency for brackishwater aquaculture development in India since 1987.
Programs by CIBA
1 past program
NIDHI Seed Support Program (NIDHI-SSP) at CIBA
- * The applicant startup must be a company registered in India, preferably with DPIIT registration
- * The shareholding by Indian promoters must be at least 51%
- * The startup should have developed clarity on its Unique Selling Proposition (USP) through customer validation
About CIBA
The Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture (CIBA) is a research institute under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. Established on April 1, 1987, CIBA serves as the nodal agency for the development of brackishwater aquaculture in India.
Headquartered in Chennai with an experimental field station at Muttukadu and research centres at Kakdwip (West Bengal) and Navsari (Gujarat), CIBA conducts research across multiple disciplines including shrimp and fish culture technology, hatchery technology, nutrition, biotechnology, genetics, pathology, aquaculture engineering, and socio-economics. The institute maintains an extensive library covering all aspects of aquaculture and fisheries science.
CIBA partners with state governments on aquaculture development, recently signing an MoU with the Government of Goa on super-intensive shrimp farming and capacity building.
Who Benefits
Aquaculture entrepreneurs, fish farmers, aqua-tech startups, and researchers working in brackishwater aquaculture, shrimp farming, and fisheries technology across India's coastal regions.
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