Mpeda’s mud crab hatchery technology gets patent right till 2030

Mpeda-RGCA’s mud crab hatchery know-how, the only 1 of its sort in the country, has been granted patent by the Controller General of Patent, Design and style and Emblems. The patent, an amazing milestone in India’s aquaculture sector, has been granted from 2011 and will be valid till 2030.

The hatchery know-how for mud crab (scientific title – Scylla serrata) that is in very good desire in South-East Asian nations around the world, wherever live crabs are highly preferred as a delicacy, has been designed by the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Aquaculture, the exploration and improvement arm of the Marine Products and solutions Export Enhancement Authority.

History of aquaculture

Mpeda (Marine Products’ Export Enhancement Authority) Chairman KS Srinivas mentioned the achievement is impressive in the record of Indian aquaculture as for the to start with time the Central Govt has granted a patent for this know-how in the country. “It will go a very long way in assembly the seed requirement of farmers who intend to undertake diversified species for aquaculture alternatively of concentrating on shrimp farming alone,” he mentioned. Having into account that there is no other hatchery for mud crab in India, RGCA experienced utilized for patent legal rights for the mud crab hatchery know-how in 2011 with the Controller General of Patent, Design and style and Emblems. But it was granted following a very long and ardous procedure. This was due to the fact many world-wide exploration establishments mentioned the challenge with professionals.

Increasing desire

Maintaining in see the massive desire of mud crab, especially in South-East Asian nations around the world, Mpeda experienced initiated a pilot challenge for mud crab seed (regarded as crab-instar) production all through 2004 and subsequently built the professional hatchery for the to start with time in India all through 2013 with the capacity of 1 million per annum. Thanks to its expanding desire, the seed production capacity of RGCA’s mud crab hatchery has been elevated to 1.4 million per annum.

Srinivas mentioned the major achievement lies in escalating the survival amount of crab instar from three per cent globe file to 7 pe cent. Even further, the hatchery device is intended in this kind of a method that all sections are beneath 1 roof with full bio-safety steps. So much, 7.28 million seeds have been developed and equipped to 659 farmers across the country.

RGCA has been set up to give a fillip to commercialisation of diversified aquaculture species this kind of as sea bass, mud crab, Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia (Gift), cobia, pompano and artemia. It focuses on escalating India’s marine products and solutions export by producing and providing very good good quality seeds, which is a prime input for aquaculture.