ICAR-Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute

Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) signed for commercialization of the technology-‘Process for manufacturing of ornamental fish feed’

 A Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) was signed between ICAR-Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute (ICAR-CCARI), Ela, Old Goa, and M/s Jenix Aquarium Private Limited, a small-scale enterprise based in Mapusa, Goa for commercialization of the Institute technology entitled ‘Process for manufacturing of Ornamental Fish Feed’ in a function held at ICAR-CCARI on 12th March, 2018.  The MoA was signed by Dr. E.B. Chakurkar, Director (A), ICAR-CCARI and Mr. Janicio Fredrick Fernandes, authorized representative, M/s Jenix Aquarium Private Limited in presence of Dr. Sreekanth G.B., Scientist (FRM) involved in developing the technology, Dr. Gokuldas PP, Scientist & Member Secretary (Institute Technology Management Unit), Dr. R. Ramesh, Principal Scientist & member (ITMU), Dr. Gopal Mahajan, Scientist & member (ITMU) and Dr. Shivasharanappa N, Scientist & PME Cell Coordinator. Dr. Gokuldas PP., Member Secretary (ITMU) welcomed the Director of the Institute, representatives of M/s Jenix Aquarium Pvt. Ltd. and briefly presented the highlights of the non-exclusive licensing agreement.

Director (A), ICAR-CCARI congratulated the entrepreneurs for entering into this MoA and also highlighted the need for translating the research into potential technologies and to final products and services useful for farming community. The process for manufacturing of Ornamental Fish Feed technology has commercial values owing to the fact that the developed feed is a sinking type pellet feed which is suitable for rearing fish in community aquarium tanks, Fibre-reinforced Plastic tanks and cement tanks. This feed can be prepared from locally available materials for feeding ornamental fishes which will also give better growth performance in freshwater ornamental fishes. This pellet feed is highly palatable and can be used for most of the common freshwater ornamental fishes. The technology was developed and refined by the Scientists of the Fisheries section of the Institute and the Institute Technology Management Unit facilitated the process of bringing together the stakeholders for signing MoA.