ICAR CIFE Rohtak centre


ICAR - Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Rohtak also called as ICAR-CIFE Rohtak is one of the regional research and education campus of the Central Institute of Fisheries Education (CIFE), which is a Deemed to be University and institution of higher learning for fisheries science.

History

CIFE Rohtak is the only central research centre in India dedicated to research on use of inland saline soils and ground water for fish and shrimp culture. Traditionally a non fish growing state, CIFE pioneered scientific fish farming in Haryana after successful pilot studies and demonstrations at Dumduma and Sultanpur farm in Gurgaon District, Haryana beginning as early as 1980. In order to further strengthen research in Inland saline aquaculture, CIFE shifted its research centre from Sultanpur to what was then the National seed farm facility under state fisheries department near Rohtak in April 1996.

Location

ICAR-CIFE Rohtak centre is located in Lahli Village, Rohtak, Haryana. The centre is located about from Rohtak city on Rohtak – Bhiwani road.

Facilities

This research center has a total farm area of. It has two farms i.e., Baniyani farm dedicated towards high inland saline aquaculture research activities and Lahli farm where low inland saline aquaculture research activities are performed. The center has a soil and water testing lab facility, scampi (giant freshwater prawn) hatchery with the seed production capacity of five million post larvae annually and a wet laboratory to conduct indoor experiments.

Salient research achievements

  • Technology on the commercial farming of Pacific white shrimp using inland saline ground water.
  • Technology on the commercial farming of Tiger shrimp in saline affected soils using inland saline water.
  • Giant freshwater Prawn seed production and culture technology for inland saline water / soil areas
  • Grow out culture technologies for Indian Major carps & Minor carps in low saline water areas.
  • Pangasius culture technology for low inland saline water / soil areas.
  • Technology for raising Freshwater prawn brood stock in winter season.

Candidate Species for inland saline aquaculture research

Fin fish

Lates calcarifer Trachinotis blochii Rachycentron canadum Oreochromis niloticus GIFT strain Pangasianodon hypophthalmus - in low saline water
  • Carps - in low saline water

Shell fish

Impact of inland saline shrimp culture technology developed by CIFE Rohtak Centre in Haryana

In 2013, CIFE Rohtak centre demonstrated Tiger shrimp culture technology in inland saline waters in the farmer's field with the support of NABARD-SDC Rural Innovation Fund. Then in 2014, three farmers of Haryana adopted Pacific white shrimp culture technology in inland saline waters in a total area of about. In 2015, about 25 farmers took up the technology in a total area of about 75 acres. This technology has widely reached among the farmers and more and more farmers are showing interest to adopt this technology. Presently the state fisheries department, Government of Haryana is providing 50% financial assistance to farmers to take up inland saline shrimp culture technology under RKVY scheme.