ICAR-NIANP commercialises anti-methanogenic feed supplement technology “Harit Dhara”

Harit Dhara is found very effective in reducing the enteric methane emission upto 17 per cent to 20 per cent when incorporated in the livestock feed

The ICAR-National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Bengaluru, Karnataka has commercialised the “Harit Dhara” Technology to the M/s Saideep Exports Private Limited on a non-exclusive basis through the AgrInnovate India on March 24, 2022.

Dr Raghavendra Bhatta, Director, ICAR-NIANP, Bengaluru and MR Aravind, CEO, M/s Saideep Exports signed the Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) on the behalf of their respective organisations for the licensing to manufacture and sell the formulation.

Aravind stated that with the technology’s commercialisation, they can brand their feed as a “Green Feed”. He also said that the technology is truly indigenous in tune with the Aatma Nirbhar Bharat in combating the climate change.

The Harit Dhara developed by the Institute through the comprehensive research over a decade is an anti-methanogenic feed supplement prepared from the natural phyto-sources. It is found very effective in reducing the enteric methane emission upto 17 per cent to 20 per cent when incorporated in the livestock feed.

The partial inhibition of the enteric methanogenesis will have the dual advantage of stabilising the global warming process and enhancing the productivity by re-channelising the saved biological energy. The Institute has already filed a Patent for Harit Dhara.

Harit Dhara is found very effective in