Agri Business Incubation (ABI) Centre
About ABI
ICAR-CIFE Agri Business Incubation (ABI) Centre is funded by National Agricultural Innovation Fund (NAIF) Component II
(Incubation Fund). It aims at promoting innovations in fisheries sector. This centre helps incubatees by providing
facilities, services and guidance. Presently the ICAR-CIFE Agri Business Incubation centre is promoting entrepreneurs in
fields of value added fish products, aquaculture and aquatic environment. The ABI allows the prospective entrepreneurs
to run small scale production using facilities available at CIFE. The entrepreneurs pay nominal charges and bear all the
cost including overheads. The scientist and technical experts of the institute do the handholding and keep monitoring
the progress. The MOU between CIFE and the entrepreneur outlines both exit plan and up-scaling plan without any loss to
the Institute. The ABI also envisages linking up the entrepreneurs with the financial institutions.
- ABI unit inaugurated on 3rd March, 2017
- Number of incubatees registered (Since 2016) : 62
- Number of student incubatees registered : 13
- Number of women SHGs registered : 03
Management team of NAIF-ABI centre at ICAR-CIFE, Mumbai
| Members | Contact No. | Email ID |
|---|---|---|
|
Dr. A. K. Balange
(Principal Investigator, ABI )
Principal Scientist, FRHPHM Division
|
+91 2226361446| Extn:220 | amjadbalange@cife.edu.in |
|
Dr. Megha Bedekar
(Member, ABI )
Principal Scientist, AEHM Division
|
+91 2226361446 | Extn:457 | megha.bedekar@cife.edu.in |
|
Dr. A.K. Verma
(Member, ABI )
Sr. Scientist, Aquaculture Division
|
+91 2226361446 | Extn:465 | akverma@cife.edu.in |
|
Dr. Tincy Varghese
(Member, ABI )
Scientist, FMBP Division
|
+91 2226361446 | Extn:586 | tincy@cife.edu.in |
Incubation facilities
| # | Specialization | Location | Facilities |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Biofloc | Aquaculture division, Mumbai | Wet laboratory / Dry laboratory |
| 2. | RAS | Aquaculture division, Mumbai | Wet laboratory / Dry laboratory |
| 3. | Aquaponic | Aquaculture division, Mumbai | Wet laboratory / Dry laboratory |
| 4. | Fish feed | Aquaculture division, Mumbai | Dry laboratory |
| 5. | Fish value added products | Post-Harvest Section, FRHPHM division, Mumbai | Pre-processing / processing / modular kitchen / cold room / committee room |
| 6. | Fish by-products | Post-Harvest Section, FRHPHM division, Mumbai | Pre-processing / processing / cold room / committee room |
| 7. | Ornamental fish culture | Aquaculture division, CIFE, Mumbai CIFE, Salt lake, Kolkata |
Wet laboratory |
| 8. | Spirulina culture | AEM division, CIFE, Mumbai | Wet laboratory / algal culture laboratory |
| 9. | Pearl culture | CIFE, Salt lake, Kolkata | Wet laboratory |
| 10. | Shrimp culture | CIFE, Kakinada | Fields / culture ponds |
| 11. | Fish culture | CIFE, Powerkheda, Madhya pradesh | Fields / culture ponds |
| 12. | Inland saline water Shrimp aquaculture | CIFE, Rohtak, Haryana | Fields / culture ponds |
Specific objectives of ABI
☛Promote fishery related and aquaculture business among entrepreneurs using knowledge and technologies developed by CIFE
☛ In-root the initial journey of small scale entrepreneurs till they are self-rooted
☛ Transform business ideas and innovations of CIFE to a growing enterprises
☛ Commercialization of technologies developed by CIFE
☛ Assistance and guidance to entrepreneurs for fisheries and aquaculture related business
Facilitation support for start-ups
☛ The registered incubatees are allowed to utilise the facilities of Institute and will be provided hand holding till they become independent in particular task or product preparation of their interest.
☛ Incubatees would be allowed exposure to technologies.
☛ They would be supported for small scale production and marketing
☛ ABI would educate on the process of registration, licencing and certification
☛ ABI would educate the incubatees on various schemes of Govt of India for Start-ups
☛ ABI would facilitate meetings with financial support institutions
☛ ABI would facilitate meeting with marketing agencies and prospective buyers of their products
Contact ABI
Dr. Amjad K. Balange,
(Officer-in-Charge, ABI)
Email: amjadbalange@cife.edu.in / abicife@cife.edu.in
Office Number: +91 022 2636 1446
Cell Number: +91 88284 91852
Research Highlights
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WSSV DNA Vaccine for Shrimp
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Tiger Shrimp Farming in saline-affected areas
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Culture of Pacific shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei in island saline water
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Giant Freshwater Prawn, Macrobrachium Rosenbergii
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Raising of Fish Seed in Cages
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Immunodiagnostic kit for white tail disease of giant fresh water prawn
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Ready-to-eat fish meat fortified snack (Fish munch)
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ICAR-CIFE Eco-Hatchery for Carp Seed Production
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