Dr Mariappan Kumaran, Principal Scientist
ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture
Skills: Climate change, Livelihoods, gender and social issues, Shrimp, Training and education, Governance
Email: [email protected]
Experience
My research interests are pragmatic extension approaches that are better fit for sustainable coastal aquaculture. These include: Collective compliance of good aquaculture practices by small scale farmers through social capital development, public-private partnership for effective aquaculture extension services, application of ICT and mobile phone based solutions for extension service delivery and real-time interaction with end users, climate smart aquaculture and alternative livelihood models for coastal fishers through customised cages in open brackishwaters. I have twenty years’ of research and extension experience in coastal aquaculture. I have worked with NACA on two programmes viz. collective efforts of small scale farmers in aquaculture and the aqua-climate initiative. We have developed and launched "vanamei shrimp app", a mobile application for providing real-time solutions to small scale farmers.
Projects
- National innovations in climate resilient aquaculture.
- Pragmatic extension approaches for aquaculture extension service.
- Cage farming in the brackishwaters of Puducherry regions for the livelihood security of coastal fishers – a feasibility study.
Publications
Journal articles / periodicals
- M. Kumaran, P.R. Anand, J. Ashok Kumar, T. Ravisankar, Johnson Paul, K. P. Kumaraguru vasagam, D. Deboral Vimala and K. Ananda Raja. (2017). Is Pacific white shrimp (Penaeus vannamei) farming in India is technically efficient? – A comprehensive study. Aquaculture, Vol. 468, pp. 262-270.
- M. Kumaran. (2016). Partnership with Aqua-consultants – A Pragmatic Approach for an Effective Aquaculture Extension Service. Ind. J. of Extn. Edn, Vol. 52(3&4), pp. 40-46.
- M. Kumaran, D. Deboral Vimala, Chandrasekaran. V.S., M. Alagappan and S. Raja. 2012. Extension approach for an effective fisheries and aquaculture extension service in India. Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, Vol. 18(3), pp. 247-267.
- Udayasekhar, N., M. Muralidhar, M. Kumaran, B. Muniyandi, N.R. Umesh, K.S.Krishna Prasad and Sena De Silva. (2012). Climate Change and Shrimp Farming in Andhra Pradesh, India: Socio-economics and Vulnerability. Energy and Environment Research, Vol. 2(2), pp. 137-147.
- M. Kumaran, Ravisankar. T, Krishnan. M., Vimala D.D., Mahalakhsmi. P and B. Ganeshkumar. (2010). Unique and innovative cases of emerging domestic fish marketing arrangements in south India. Aquaculture Asia, Vol. 15(1), pp. 18-23.
- M. Kumaran and PR. Anand. (2016). Entrepreneurship Development Motivation of Fisheries Graduates. Journal of Extension Education, Vol. 28(1), pp. 5579 – 5587.
- M. Kumaran. (2009). Group Approach to Shrimp farming: the key to sustainability. Aquaculture Asia, Vol. 14(3), pp. 18-21.
- Kumaran. M, Kalaimani. N, Ponnusamy. K, Chandrasekaran. V.S and D.D. Vimala. (2003). A case of informal shrimp farmers association and its role in sustainable shrimp farming in Tamil Nadu, India. Aquaculture Asia, Vol. 8 (2), pp. 10-12.
Books and monographs
- H.K. De, M. Kumaran and G.S. Saha. (2010). New Initiatives in Aquaculture Extension. Narendra Publishing House, Delhi, 206 pp.
- M. Kumaran, P. Ravichandran, M. Muralidhar, K. Ambasankar, S.K. Otta, A. Panigrahi, D. Deboral Vimala, T. Ravisankar, J. Asok Kumar, PR. Anand, Johnson Paul and K.K. Vijayan. (2016). Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) pertaining to Penaeus vannamei shrimp farming. ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture, Chennai, ISBN No.978-81-932937-1-3, 38 pp.
- M. Kumaran, P. Ravichandran, M. Muralidhar, K. Ambasankar, S.K. Otta, A. Panigrahi, D. Deboral Vimala, T. Ravisankar, J. Asok Kumar, PR. Anand, Johnson Paul and K.K. Vijayan. (2016). Vannamei Iraal Valarppu: Vivasayeekalin Sandehagangalum avatrin Vilakkangalum (in Tamil language) Vannamei Shrimp Farming: Farmers Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and Explanations. ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture, Chennai, ISBN No.978-81-932937-2-0, 48 pp.
- M. Kumaran, P. Ravichandran, M. Muralidhar, K. Ambasankar, S.K. Otta, A. Panigrahi, D. Deboral Vimala, T. Ravisankar, J. Asok Kumar, PR. Anand, Johnson Paul and K.K. Vijayan. (2016). Vannamei Iraal Valarppu: Vivasayeekalin Sandehagangalum avatrin Vilakkangalum (in Telugu language) Vannamei Shrimp Farming: Farmers Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and Explanations. ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture, Chennai, ISBN No. 978-81-932937-3-7, 40 pp.
- M. Kumaran, P. Ravichandran, M. Muralidhar, K. Ambasankar, S.K. Otta, A. Panigrahi, D. Deboral Vimala, T. Ravisankar, J. Asok Kumar, PR. Anand, Johnson Paul and K.K.Vijayan. (2017). Penaeus vannamei Ginga Palan Ke Bara Mae Akshar Poochae Janaevalae Prashna (in Hindi language). Vannamei Shrimp Farming: Farmers Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and Explanations. ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture, Chennai, ISBN No: 978-81-932937-6-8, 48 pp.
Book chapters and articles within proceedings
- M.Kumaran. (2016). Technology Information Flow in Coastal Aquaculture and Integrating Information Channels for an Effective Extension Service. In: Social Entrepreneurship in Aquaculture (V.R.P. Sinha, Gopal Krishna, P. Kesavanath and Nalini Ranjan Kumar (eds.). Nareendra Publishing House, New Delhi, pp. 363-379.
- PR. Anand, M. Kumaran, S. Thirumurthy, M. Jayanthi, J. Shyamadayal, P. Kumararaja and M. Muralidhar. (2017). Vulnerability of shrimp aquaculture to climate change - a case study in Karnataka. In: B.B.Kaliwal, P.N.Pandey, G.K.Gulkarni (eds). Role of Animal Sciences in National Development: Nanotechnology in Aquaculture. Vol. 1, Today and Tomorrow’s Printers and Publishers, New Delhi, pp. 37-43. ISBN 81-7019-558-2.
Contact details
ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture
75 Santhome High Road
Raja Annamalaipuram
Chennai 600 028
India
Mobile: +91 9444941082
Fax: +91 44 24610311
Email: [email protected]