ICAR-CIARI commercialises Dweep-Carp Grower Feed Technology and Incubation Facility of Pilot Scale Fish Feed Mill to M/s Meyor Nature

ICAR-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute (ICAR-CIARI), Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar Islands signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with M/s. Meyor Nature, Garacharma, South Andaman on 18th February, 2022 for the commercialisation of Dweep-Carp Grower Feed technology and incubation facility of pilot scale fish feed mill.

Dr. Eaknath B. Chakurkar, Director, ICAR-CIARI and Smti. Jaya Lakshmi, authorized representative from M/s. Meyor Nature signed the MoU on behalf of their respective organizations.

‘Dweep-Carp Grower Feed’ formulated by ICAR-CIARI can be fed to the Indian Major Carps from fingerlings to marketable size. A pilot scale fish feed mill was established by ICAR-CIARI with a production capacity of 80 to 100 kg per hour which is extended as an incubation facility in order to promote startups in fish feed production for Island aquaculture. The technology and incubation facility were developed by ICAR-CIARI with the financial support from NABARD, Port Blair through Farm Sector Promotion Fund (FSPF) project.

The technology and incubation facility were developed under the overall guidance of Dr. Eaknath B. Chakurkar, Director, ICAR-CIARI by the scientific team comprising of Dr. K. Saravanan, Dr. T. Sivaramakrishnan, Dr. R. Kiruba Sankar, Dr. J. Praveenraj and Dr. Sreepriya Prakasan, Scientists of ICAR-CIARI, Port Blair.