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Acquaculture, Agro Universities, Animal Health, India, Live Stock, R&D

 Rice distillers’ dried grains with solubles (DDGS) is a sustainable alternative protein source to soybean meal in aqua feeds, offering promising prospects for the future of the Indian aqua feed sector.

ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture inked a Memorandum of Understanding with the team of BRC Marine Products, Dhamana, Bhadrak district, Odisha, a seafood processing and export firm specialising in marine products. The MoU aims to evaluate the utility of rice distillers’ dried grains with solubles (DDGS) in the diet of Pacific white shrimp, P. vannamei.

Dr Kuldeep Kumar Lal, Director, ICAR-CIBA, highlighted the importance of alternative protein sources and stressed the necessity for diversified resources for sustainability and cost-effectiveness.

 S.N. Yadav, BRC Marine Products, Odisha, spoke about the company’s initiatives in marine product processing, aquaculture, and bio-ethanol production. He also highlighted the potential of rice DDGS as a sustainable alternative protein source to soybean meal in aqua feeds, offering promising prospects for the future of the Indian aqua feed sector.

 Rice distillers' dried grains with solubles (DDGS)

Acquaculture, Agro Universities, India, Live Stock

The programme managed to grow hatchery-reared mud crab instars (2 g) to marketable size (over 500 g) in just 165 days.

The mud crab aquaculture programme at ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture has achieved a significant milestone by successfully farming mud crabs in earthen ponds. The programme managed to grow hatchery-reared mud crab instars (2 g) to marketable size (over 500 g) in just 165 days. A total production of 70 kg was recorded, with an average body weight of 720 g. The survival rate was 45 per cent, which is considered relatively high for mud crabs, with a rearing density of 300 crabs per acre.

Dr Kuldeep Kumar Lal, Director, ICAR-CIBA, highlighted the growing importance of mud crab farming to meet the future demand and the role of mud crab farming in the diversification of brackishwater aquaculture to ensure the sustainability of this sector in India.

ICAR-CIBA demonstrated Mud crab farming under the scheduled caste special programme with coastal communities of Pattipulam village, Chengalpattu district, Tamil Nadu. A harvest-cum-field day was also organised at the demonstration site.

The programme managed to grow hatchery-reared mud

Acquaculture, Agro Universities, Collaborations, India, R&D

The objective of the MoU is to evaluate the utility of plant-based vitamin D3 for the improved growth and health of shrimp.

ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture, Chennai, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the team of Nutrigene Biosciences Pvt. Ltd., Telangana, a technology-driven company working on high-value botanical molecules as a startup firm based in Hyderabad today. The MoU was signed in the presence of Dr. Kuldeep Kumar Lal, Director, ICAR-CIBA.

Dr. Lal highlighted the importance of vitamin D3 and its role in shrimp and fish aquaculture. He also briefed the significance of plant-based product supplements in line with our vision of natural farming in India.

 A.J. Rajesh, Vice-President, Nutrigene Biosciences, spoke about their company’s initiatives in providing high-end biological molecules using natural sources from herbs.

Nutrient Biosciences aims to provide high-value botanicals and other novel standardized plant extracts to the nutraceuticals, food, feed, and cosmetic industries. The objective of the MoU is to evaluate the utility of plant-based vitamin D3 for the improved growth and health of shrimp.

The objective of the MoU is to

Acquaculture, Agro Universities, India, R&D, Start ups

The MoU was inked to evaluate the utility of Loopworm’s products in shrimp and Asian seabass.

ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture, Chennai signed a MoU with the team of M/s. Loopworm, an insect biosciences and bio manufacturing startup firm based in Bangalore to evaluate the utility of insect-based protein and oil in aqua feeds.

Loopworm is India’s largest insect-based protein and fat producer with a processing capability of 6,000 MT insects annually. Protein and fat are the costliest nutrients in the aqua feed. With the rapid expansion of aquaculture, there is a growing demand for high-quality protein and oil in the aqua feed. Finding nutritionally appropriate and sustainable alternatives to fishmeal and fish oil is an applied research area that added many options to the aqua feed ingredient basket. Recently, insects have received significant attention as a new ingredient for aqua feed since they show many advantages such as low environmental impact, the ability to grow on by-products with better feed conversion efficiency, and a low risk of transmitting zoonotic infections.

The MoU was inked to evaluate the utility of Loopworm’s products in shrimp and Asian seabass. Ankit Alok Bagaria, Co-founder and CEO of Loopworm, emphasised plans for cost-effective production and scaling up the insect protein and oil. The event was organized by the Institute Technology Management Unit, ICAR-CIBA, and SIC, ITMU.

The MoU was inked to evaluate the

Acquaculture, Agro Universities, India, R&D

‘CIBA EHP Cura I’ technology addresses Enterocytozoon hepatopenaei a microsporidian pathogen that poses a severe threat to the global shrimp industry.

ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture, Chennai, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with M/s Neomeds, Hyderabad, Telangana for the technology transfer of ‘CIBA EHP Cura I’- technology. This innovative technology addresses Enterocytozoon hepatopenaei a microsporidian pathogen that poses a severe threat to the global shrimp industry. After 6-7 years of exclusive research on EHP, ICAR-CIBA developed ‘CIBA EHP cura I’ a treatment that was field validated and led to its commercialization.

Dr. Kuldeep K. Lal, Director, ICAR-CIBA highlighted the severity of EHP pathogen in shrimp aquaculture and the significance of ‘CIBA EHP cura I’ in combating the issue and opined that it will help the farming community in India.

Dr. T. Sathish Kumar, Scientist, and Principal Investigator, ‘CIBA EHP cura I’, briefed about the genesis of development and significance of this product in the treatment and control of EHP and informed the association with M/s Neomeds.

‘CIBA EHP Cura I’ technology addresses Enterocytozoon

Acquaculture, Agro Universities, India, R&D

The MoU aims to implement Livelihood Business Incubators for youth and farmers in the North- East region of India under ASPIRE scheme of MSME, Govt. of India.

ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture, Chennai, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Aquaculture & Biodiversity Centre, University of Guwahati, Assam for collaborative research on aquaculture and the implementation of Livelihood Business Incubators for youth and farmers in the North East region of India under ASPIRE scheme of MSME, Govt. of India.

Dr Hemanth Kumar Nath, Registrar, Guwahati University, and Dr. Kuldeep K. Lal, Director, ICAR-CIBA, signed the MoU on behalf of their respective institutes. Dr Lal highlighted the importance of the MoU and ICAR-CIBA’s consultancy services in feed formulation, processing technology, fish value-added product development, and Plankton plus production. He emphasized these initiatives will assist farmers and entrepreneurs in developing and implementing technology as a business model.

Dr Nath highlighted the University’s achievements and the significance of signing the MoU, stating that the research findings will be translated into business opportunities to assist farmers and entrepreneurs in India.

Later, Prof. Pratap Jyoti Handique, Vice-Chancellor, Guwahati University, and Dr. Kuldeep K. Lal Director, ICAR-CIBA discussed taking forward this MoU to catalyse the realistic changes in the aquaculture sector by leveraging the expertise, resources, and innovation. The officials from Guwahati University and scientists from ICAR-CIBA attended the function.

The MoU aims to implement Livelihood Business

Acquaculture, AgroPolicy, Agrotech, Live Stock, R&D

The need to explore the use of Plankton Plus in agriculture and horticulture crops to increase the demand for the product

ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture, Chennai signed a Memorandum of understanding (MoU) with A.M.M. Murugappa Chettiar Research Centre (MCRC), Chennai, Tamil Nadu for evaluating the efficacy of fish waste converted CIBA-Plankton Plus in paddy crop.

Dr Kuldeep K.Lal, Director, ICAR-CIBA stressed the need to explore the use of Plankton Plus in agriculture and horticulture crops to increase the demand for the product. He complimented MCRC officials for recognizing the potential of CIBA in R and D backstopping and coming forward to sign the MoU.

Dr Debasis De, Principal Scientist, CIBA, and team leader of CIBA-PlanktonPlus technology said the potential use of CIBA-PlanktonPlus in agriculture can be explored at the field level through collaborative research with MCRC.  He stressed that if CIBA-PlanktonPlus is found to have a beneficial effect on paddy crops it will improve productivity and increase the income for farmers.

Dr Sandeep, K.P., Scientist and a core member of the CIBA-PlanktonPlus technology team elaborated on the lead found regarding the use of CIBA-PlanktonPlus in paddy crop in a preliminary trial.

Dr N. Unnamalai, Principal Scientist, MCRC said that they are hopeful that the application of CIBA-PlanktonPlus will improve the yield and quality of paddy.

A team of scientists from ICAR-CIBA will coordinate the experimental trials along with MCRC officials.

The need to explore the use of

Acquaculture, Agro Universities, Agrotech, India, R&D

CIBA-Plankton Plus is a value-added product developed from fish waste using a unique technology which helps in maintaining healthy phytoplankton and zooplankton bloom in shrimp.

ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture,Chennai signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore, Tamil Nadu for transferring the CIBA-Plankton Plus production technology on non-exclusive basis. CIBA-Plankton Plus is a value-added product developed from fish waste/trimmings using a unique technology which helps in maintaining healthy phytoplankton and zooplankton bloom in shrimp and fish culture ponds and also aids in efficient feed management.

Dr. Kuldeep K.Lal, Director, ICAR-CIBA while signing the MoU stressed upon generating adequate data on the field performance of Plankton Plus in agriculture and horticulture crops. He complimented the VIT for recognising the technology and coming forward to sign the MoU.

Dr Debasis De, Principal Scientist, CIBA and team leader of this technology briefly explained the potential of CIBA-Plankton Plus in enhancing the aquaculture productivity.

Dr. Paul Man Singh, Senior Associate Professor, School of Agriculture, VIT was optimistic that they would develop entrepreneurship among the coastal farmers using this technology with the support of ICAR-CIBA.

A hands-on training on Plankton Plus production technology was also imparted to the students of VIT at the Fishwaste Processing Unit of CIBA, Chennai.

CIBA-Plankton Plus is a value-added product developed

Acquaculture, Agro Universities, Animal Health

The products were produced and marketed by Alpha Biologicals, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh

The ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture, Chennai has launched its technology products for “Mitigation of Nitrite Metabolite in Shrimp Ponds and Control of External Parasite in Fish. The products were produced and marketed by Alpha Biologicals, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh.

Dr KP Jithendran, Director, ICAR-CIBA, Chennai stressed developing efficient products that are safe for the environment. Dr Amaraneni Ravi Kumar, Managing Partner, Alpha Biologicals emphasised the need for quality products to support aquaculture. He also underlined the field trials conducted across the country.

The NOVACIDE-ALF is an efficient oral preparation for controlling the crustacean parasites like Argulus spp., Caligus spp., Lernanthropsis spp. and Lernaea spp. in the different fish species in vivid culture systems, such as aquariums, ponds, cages, concrete tanks, FRP tanks and lakes with a wide range of salinities 0 to 30 ppt. The NOVATAN-AMS uses the formulation containing the enrichments of nitrite oxidising bacteria that are efficient in oxidising the toxic metabolite nitrite to non-toxic nitrate.

The company has started the commercial production of the products and is planning to market them in the major aquaculture states of the country.

The products were produced and marketed by