The MoU will involve exchanging the information on customised machinery, feed formulations involving macro and micro-nutritional parameters etc
The ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture, Chennai recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Aqua-Farmers’ Producers’ Organisation (FPO), Betterwell, Cochin, Kerala.
Dr KP Jithendran, Director, ICAR-CIBA, Chennai and Johns James, Director, Betterwell signed the MoU on the behalf of their respective organisations.
Dr Jithendran stated that the institute’s strength lies in developing and commercialising several feed technologies to the sector across the country from Northern Punjab to Southern Tamil Nadu.
James highlighted the aim of the company to provide cost-effective feed to the farmers, with the concept of Factory-to-Farm.
The MoU was aimed at providing technical support on the fish feed processing to develop the customised fish feed formulation for catering to the pressing demands of poor and marginal farmers of Kerala. The MoU will involve exchanging the information on customised machinery, feed formulations involving macro and micro-nutritional parameters, feed processing and testing of the identified feed ingredients and finished feeds.
