Aquafeed industry’s expectations.pptx
This document discusses expectations and demands for India's aquafeed industry to become more self-reliant. It notes that India is highly dependent on other countries for machinery, fishmeal, hatchery feeds, and feed premixes. It calls for developing alternatives to fishmeal through sea ranching prolific fish varieties and allocating funds for industry research. The document also discusses demands from farmers to diversify farmed species beyond shrimp and carp to include other high-value fish. It suggests promoting species like seabass, murrel, and tilapia as alternatives. Overall, the document advocates for greater collaboration between industry and research to develop indigenous solutions and technologies to strengthen India's aquaculture sector.
Aquafeed industry’s expectations.pptx
- 1. Aquafeed industry’s expectations forself reliant fish production system Dr. Y. Mahesh Babu, M.F.Sc., Ph.D Head – Technical Deepak Nexgen Foods and Feeds Pvt Ltd
- 2. Atmanirbhar bharat –Areas to focus • We are depending on other countries majorly for 4 things in feed sector. • Machinery • Fishmeal/Animal protein • Hatchery feeds • Feed premixes (Lack of advanced R&D facilities) • Apart from the above three, we are locally sourcing other raw materials/requirements to produce the feed. Still we need to find out the alternatives for each raw material to meet the requirement.
- 3. Expectations from thefeed industry • Since we are highly depending on the wild fish for the fish meal, it is over exploited and some times we are facing issues in procuring the quality fish meal. To overcome this, we have to find an alternative source for the fish meal. • Enforcing the GST on fishmeal also lead to increase the feed prices which has indirectly impacted the farmers with increase in production cost. • Sea ranching of the prolific breeding variety fishes which will not harm the local fauna should be developed to increase the fishery resources to meet the demand for fishmeal. • Collaboration of private industry is very much needed to better understand the changing needs and finding solutions with R&D activities. • Allocating funds or subsidies for the in house R&D facilities to encourage the feed industry to do various experiments.
- 4. Expectations from thefeed industry • Simple procedure for exports can facilitate the feed companies to full utilize their production capacity which will also help to earn foreign exchange. • Analysis of various feed premixes like enzymes and their presence after the feed production should be available at the govt. institutes. • Fish oil should be allowed to import. • Forming a committee to encourage the local consumption by bringing awareness among the people just like NECC (National Egg Coordination Committee). • Increasing demand from the farmers with species diversification.
- 5. Demand from thefarmer side • We are highly depending on few species for the aquaculture in India. • Shrimp and carps are the only two major segments farmers are depending. Some extent people are doing Pangasius (Pangasianodon bocourti). As a result there is always price fluctuation whenever there is high production. • Now fish farmers are shifting to Roopchand (Piaractus brachypomus) but availability of the seed is limited. • Need to focus on the fishes with high value with the compatibility for high density, faster growth and seed
- 6. Demand from thefarmer side • Species diversification and crop rotation should be implemented with suitable fishes like Seabass, Murrel, Anabas, Pengba, Crab, etc… • Mono sex Tilapia is a good alternative for the export which can help feed industry to well utilize their production capacity. • Maintaining brood bank of the commercially important fishes and supply to the hatcheries to avoid in breeding. • Development of SPR brooders with selective breeding is very much needed to address the issues of Aeromonas infection and Columnaris diseases. • Introducing and standardising seed production and farming of more high value fishes and live feed production technology. • Method demonstration of such technologies to the stakeholders once in a quarter can be very helpful in increasing the fish production. • Scientists visit to the farms where such new technology being implemented can encourage more farmers to adopt the technology.
- 7. Implications on PMMSY •Since we have government officials here, I would like to add few more points regarding the PMMSY and FIDF funds. Though it is out of my topic, I feel it should be put Infront of the honourable Chief Executive of NFDB. • Reservation should be allocated for professional fisheries graduates (B.F.Sc from ICAR accredited colleges) across India. • We have very few Fisheries colleges in India with only few 100’s of graduates every year. Most of them are seeking for govt. jobs or join private sector.
- 8. Implications on PMMSY •If we can give them the opportunity with some reservation or allocating equivalent subsidy which is being given for women entrepreneur can drive them to become entrepreneurs. • I am very sure that, they have the ability to develop some indigenous techniques with their capability of exploration during the progression of their project. • In fact they can also help the neighbouring farmers in improving their farming skills. I strongly believe that, this can be a grate option in reaching the purpose of the PMMSY scheme.
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