Author: Dr Nikita Gopal

IN FOCUS: ICAR-CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF FISHERIES TECHNOLOGY, KOCHI ICAR-CIFT (Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Central Institute of Fisheries Technology) — the only technology institute in India which caters to the entire spectrum of fisheries from harvest to post-harvest operations — has been in the service of the nation since 1957 under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi. Today, contributions in three vital areas, viz., nutritional security, employment generation and foreign exchange earnings, have made fisheries a vibrant food sector of the Indian economy. CIFT has an increasingly vital role to play in the emerging fisheries scenario. We, as…