The institute has developed a machinery line with a production capacity of 500 kg feed per day from the fish waste costing around Rs 15 lakhs

The ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Cochin, Kerala signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Cochin-based Matsyafed to transfer the ’technology and machineries’ for conversion of fish waste into aquafeed and its marketing’.

Dr Ravishankar CN, Director, ICAR-CIFT, Cochin and Dr Dinesan Cheruvat, Managing Director, MATSYAFED signed the MoU on the behalf of their respective organisations.

Dr Ravishankar stated that the MATSYAFED may up-scale the technology dissemination through the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampad Yojana (PMMSY) for enabling a large number of Start-Ups to access the technology. This may be a game-changer in propelling agri start-ups to explore business ventures along the fisheries value chain.

Applauding the institute’s contributions in developing an industry-ready promising technology like Fish Waste Management, Dr Dinesan Cheruvat said that the institute has been playing a pivotal role in driving the growth of the fisheries sector in the state through its cutting-edge technologies.

The innovative technology has been evolved by ICAR-CIFT with the twin objectives to meet the high demand for fish feed by the ever-growing aquaculture sector in the state and also manage the existing unhygienic fish waste management practices. The institute has also developed a machinery line with a production capacity of 500 kg feed per day from the fish waste costing around Rs 15 lakhs.