Mpeda -RGCA’s mud crab hatchery technologies, the only a person of its type in the place, has been granted patent by the Controller Standard of Patent, Style and design and Trademarks. The patent, an spectacular milestone in India’s aquaculture sector, has been granted from 2011 and will be legitimate till 2030.
The hatchery technologies for mud crab (scientific name – Scylla serrata) that is in fantastic demand in South-East Asian international locations, the place reside crabs are extremely favored as a delicacy, has been made by the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Aquaculture, the analysis and advancement arm of the Maritime Items Export Enhancement Authority.
Mpeda (Maritime Items Export Enhancement Authority) Chairman KS Srinivas stated the accomplishment is outstanding in the background of Indian aquaculture as for the first time the Central Government has granted a patent for this technologies in the place. “It will go a extended way in assembly the seed need of farmers who intend to undertake diversified species for aquaculture alternatively of concentrating on shrimp farming on your own,” he stated.
Having into account that there is no other hatchery for mud crab in India, RGCA experienced used for patent legal rights for the mud crab hatchery technologies in 2011 with the Controller Standard of Patent, Style and design and Trademarks.
Holding in perspective the large demand of mud crab, specifically in South-East Asian international locations, Mpeda experienced initiated a pilot venture for mud crab seed (regarded as crab-instar) manufacturing through 2004 and subsequently designed the professional hatchery for the first time in India through 2013 with the capability of a person million per annum. Owing to its expanding demand, the seed manufacturing capability of RGCA’s mud crab hatchery has been greater to 1.four million per annum.
Srinivas stated the main accomplishment lies in rising the survival amount of crab instar from three per cent globe document to 7 per cent. Even more, the hatchery device is intended in these a fashion that all sections are beneath a person roof with comprehensive bio-security actions. So much, 7.28 million seeds have been made and supplied to 659 farmers throughout the place.
RGCA has been set up to give a fillip to commercialisation of diversified aquaculture species these as sea bass, mud crab, Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia (Reward), cobia, pompano and artemia. It focuses on rising India’s marine merchandise export by making and supplying fantastic quality seeds, which is a prime input for aquaculture.