Port Blair, July 09: ICAR-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute (ICAR-CIARI), Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar Islands signed the Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with Miss. Megha Ram, School Line, Port Blair, South Andaman on 7th July 2023 for the commercialization of Dweep Larval Rearing Technology for Fancy Guppy Fish.
The technology was developed by ICAR-CIARI under Island conditions for the commercial production of fancy guppy fish through interventions in feeding protocols, culture water preparation, disease management, etc. The technology was developed under the overall guidance of Dr. Eaknath B. Chakurkar, Director, ICAR-CIARI, Port Blair and the scientific team comprising Dr. J. Praveenraj, Dr.K. Saravanan, and Dr. R. Kiruba Sankar, Scientists of ICAR-CIARI, Port Blair.