Hon’ble Union Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying and Information and Broadcasting, Dr. L. Murugan, visited the crab harvest mela at ICAR-CIBA demonstration site, Pulicat lake in Tiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu on 18.09.2021. Fattening of crabs is an economically viable livelihood activity for coastal families who have access to water crabs from the fish landing centres. Fattening is a short duration activity of 30-40 days and the farmers could continue the activity as per the availability of water crabs and continue to get income. ICAR-CIBA under SCSP scheme demonstrated mud crab fattening as a livelihood activity for the coastal SC families. The minister interacted with the beneficiary families about the livelihood activities taken up by CIBA and appreciated the work done by the scientists of CIBA for enhancing the social status of coastal rural poor families.
