ICAR- Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) 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 use of rice distillers’ dried grains with solubles (DDGS) in the diet of Pacific white shrimp, Penaeus 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 on 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 aquafeeds, offering promising prospects for the future of the Indian aquafeed sector.
