ICAR- CIFE transfers Argunil tech to Godrej Agrovet

This is the first fish feed technology for freshwater fish transferred by an ICAR institute to the industry

ICAR – Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai has transferred the technology of CIFE- Argunil (Ivermectin based medicated feed mix for treatment of fish parasites and growth restoration in fish, granted patent No. IN330484, on 28th January 2022) to Godrej Agrovet Limited, Vikhroli, Mumbai today. Godrej Agrovet Limited will develop commercial-scale feed premix/ feed for freshwater fish. The technology was transferred on a non-exclusive mode. This is the first fish feed technology for freshwater fish transferred by an ICAR institute to the industry. Inventors of the technology are Dr. Md. Aklakur (Scientist, OIC-Motipur Centre), Dr. A.K. Pal (Retired Joint Director, ICAR – CIFE) and Dr. N.P. Sahu (Joint Director, ICAR – CIFE).

Dr C.N. Ravishankar, Director, ICAR-CIFE and Dhrubajyoti Banerjee (CEO – Aqua Feed) & Dr. Kamlesh Pai Fondekar (Head Research and Development), signed the MoA on behalf of respective organizations. Dr. N P Sahu, Joint Director, Inventors, co-inventors, Chairperson, ITMU and other officials of ICAR-CIFE and GAVL, Mumbai were present during the occasion.

This is the first fish feed technology