About COF

The Northeastern part of India is well known for its rich biological and cultural diversity. People in the region ate heavily dependent on agriculture and allied activities to meet their livelihood. Highly varied climatic conditions of the region, demands advanced agricultural technologies as well as well trained manpower. Recognizing these regional needs to be urgent, the Government of India, established the Central Agricultural University (CAU) with its headquarters at Imphal, Manipur through the Central Agricultural University Act, 1992, No. 40 dated 26th December 1992. The act passed through the parliament has provision for the establishment of Agricultural Education Institutes in the northeastern states of India, covering the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Sikkim and Tripura.

Prof. A B PATEL

Message From Dean

I have assumed charge of the Dean, College of Fisheries, Lembucherra, a constituent unit of the Central Agricultural University, Imphal, on 31.12.2023. The college which was established on 3rd Oct. 1998, about 25 years ago as the 12th Fisheries College of the country with just one Bachelor of Fisheries Science (B.F.Sc.) programme, now offers Master of Fisheries Science (M.F.Sc.) programme in seven disciplines as well as Doctoral (Ph.D.) programme in five disciplines.

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A glimpse of Recent Activities

MTTC & VTC, College of Fisheries, CAU (I) in collaboration with Tribal Welfare Department, Govt. of Tripura and Tripura Rehabilitation Plantation Corporation Ltd. Govt. of Tripura organised Hands-on Training & Demonstration on “Value addition of fruits and vegetables” at Twichingrai Bari VDVKC, Tulashikhar, Khowai, Tripura during 3-7 January 2022 under Pradhan Mantri Van Dhan Yojana – Entrepreneurship and Skill Development Programme sponsored by TRIFED, New Delhi.

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