All the Centres are managed and monitored by one faculty staff, who has enough expertise in the operation and maintenance of the hatchery and farm. Besides the core work of production, the faculty staff in the Centres do services to the stakeholders. Dissemination of technology through training, publications, release of technical bulletins, etc are regular works in the Centres. In addition to the above, the Centres facilities are oftered to the trainees as incubation facilities in which three trained entrepreneurs have tried their enterprises in 2018-19. Through PPPmode of operation, one shrimp hatchery has been successfully operated in Kanyakumari Ganapathipuram CeSA, through which a good share of revenue is being earned for the University. Trainings have bee continuously offerend as in-campus and off-campus for different sections of farmers. During the past one year, the details of trainings done in the Centres are given below:
Sl.No | Centre | Trainings done (Nos) (2019-20) | Beneficiaries | Other services | ||
Male | Female | Total | ||||
1 | TCeSA | 5 | 154 | 9 | 163 | Phone Advisory - 694 DD programmes-21 Water sample analysed - 53 |
2 | MCeSA | 4 | 72 | 16 | 88 | Advisories - 22, Field visit - 6, Technical assistance to cage farmers - 60, Growth sampling of farmers cages /ponds - 3, Analysis of water samples -17 |
3 | KKGCeSA | 4 | 77 | 45 | 122 | - |
4 | KKPCeSA | 12 | 155 | 111 | 266 | 145 Nos of person (Farm advisory is done through by over telephone, visitors) |
5 | Trichy CeSA | - | - | - | - | Phone advisory - 3 |
6 | KBCeSA | 5 | 187 | 53 | 240 | Phone advisory - 168, Water sample analysed- 25 |
7 | EBCeSA | 3 | 41 | 01 | 42 | Visiting farmers & water quality analysis -496 |
Total | 33 | 686 | 226 | 912 |
The Centres located at different strategic positions play a crucial role in the teaching, research, extension and service to the farmers and stakeholders. The following are the general works that have been attended to in the Centres by the staff placed in the Centres: