A national workshop on Aquaculture as a Livelihood Option for Tribal Farmers of India began at the ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (CIFA) here. Governor Prof Ganeshi Lal inaugurated the programme, besides an exhibition, as the chief guest. The Governor remembered the sacrifice and contribution of tribal community for building the nation. Deputy Director General (Fisheries and Animal Science), Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Dr JK Jena highlighted the role of ICAR for development of strategies, schemes and policies for development of agriculture including aquaculture for livelihood improvement and nutritional security of tribal population of the country. Director, ICAR-CIFA Dr Bindu R Pillai gave the welcome address. Principal Scientist and Chairman, Tribal Sub Plan Programme of ICAR-CIFA, Dr BC Mohapatra highlighted the contributions of the institute for last three decades for quality seed production, fish culture development and training to tribal farmers. Director, Department of Fisheries PK Senapati appreciated the role of ICAR-CIFA in expansion of freshwater aquaculture technologies. Two publications namely, a book Aquaculture as a tool for empowering SC/ST farmers of India: three decades of ICAR-CIFA’s contribution and e-publication Souvenir and Extended Abstracts were released. Around 200 participants from 15 States such as Andhra Pradesh, Telengana, Maharashtra, Assam, Odisha, Manipur, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh are taking part.