Agri Business Incubation (ABI) Centre

ICAR-CIFE Agri Business Incubation (ABI) Centre is funded by National Agricultural Innovation Fund (NAIF) Component II (Incubation Fund). It aims at romoting innovations in fisheries sector. This centre helps ncubatees by providing facilities, services and guidance. Presently the ICAR-CIFE Agri Business Incubation centre is promoting entrepreneurs in ields of value added fish products, aquaculture and aquatic nvironment. The ABI allows the prospective entrepreneurs to run small scale production using facilities available at CIFE. The ntrepreneurs pay nominal charges and bear all the cost including verheads. The scientist and technical experts of the institute do the handholding and keep monitoring the progress. The MOU between IFE and the entrepreneur outlines both exit plan and up-scaling lan without any loss to the Institute. The ABI also envisages linking up the entrepreneurs with the financial institutions.

  • Number of total incubatees registered at ABI : 148
  • Number of individual incubatees : 76
  • Number of student incubatees: 17
  • Number of women incubatees through SHGs incubation : 33
  • Number of incubatees through Start-up/business ventures incubation : 21
  • Number of FFPO : 01 (with 1000 members)
  • Number of Start-up/business ventures incubated : 31

Sr. No. Members Contact No. Email ID
1 Dr. S. P. Shukla
(Principal Investigator, ABI)
Principal Scientist, AEHM Division
+91-2226361446 | Extn:272 spshukla[at]cife.edu.in
2 Dr. Shivaji Argade
(Co-PI, ABI)
Scientist, FEES Division
+91-2226361446 | Extn:586 shivaji[at]cife[dot]edu[dot]in
3 Dr. Layna P.
(Co-PI, ABI)
Scientist, FRHPH Division
+91-2226361446 | Extn:215 layanap[at]cife[dot]edu[dot]in
4 Dr. Paromita B.
(Member, ABI)
Principal Scientist, Aquaculture Division
+91-2226361446 | Extn:426 paromita[at]cife[dot]edu[dot]in
5 Dr. Mohd. Aklakur
(Member, ABI)
Scientist,Motipur, ICAR-CIFE
+91-9004862708 aklakur[at]cife[dot]edu[dot]in
6 Dr. D. Bhoomaiah
( Member, ABI)
Chief Technical Officer,ICT-Cell
+91-2226361447 | Extn:441 baludasari[at]cife[dot]edu[dot]in
7 Dr. Manish Jayant
(Member, ABI)
Scientist, FNBP Division
+91-2226361446 | Extn:475 manishj[at]cife[dot]edu[dot]in

Sr. No. Specialization Location Facilities
1 Fish Skin Leather FEES Division, ICAR-CIFE, Mumbai Technology know how
2 Organic Manure from Fish Waste FEES division, ICAR-CIFE, Mumbai Technology know how
3 Gender Analysis FEES division, ICAR-CIFE, Mumbai Copyrighted tools
4 Human Capital Valuation FEES Division, ICAR-CIFE, Mumbai Copyrighted tools
5 Advisory Services for Research Management in Social Sciences FEES Division, ICAR-CIFE, Mumbai Software and analytical tools
6 Biofloc Aquaculture division, Mumbai Wet laboratory / Dry laboratory
7 RAS Aquaculture division, Mumbai Wet laboratory / Dry laboratory
8 Aquaponic Aquaculture division, Mumbai Wet laboratory / Dry laboratory
9 Fish feed Aquaculture division, Mumbai Dry laboratory
10 Fish value added products Post-Harvest Section, FRHPHM division, Mumbai Pre-processing / processing / modular kitchen / cold room / committee room
11 Fish by-products Post-Harvest Section, FRHPHM division, Mumbai Pre-processing / processing / cold room / committee room
12 Ornamental fish culture Aquaculture division, CIFE, Mumbai
CIFE, Salt lake, Kolkata
Wet laboratory
13 Spirulina culture AEM division, CIFE, Mumbai Wet laboratory / algal culture laboratory
14 Pearl culture CIFE, Salt lake, Kolkata Wet laboratory
15 Shrimp culture CIFE, Kakinada Fields / culture ponds
16 Fish culture CIFE, Powerkheda, Madhya pradesh Fields / culture ponds
17 Inland saline water Shrimp aquaculture CIFE, Rohtak, Haryana Fields / culture ponds

Technologies assigned to Agrinnovate India Ltd. (AgIn), New Delhi for commercialization

Sr. No. Name of the Technology
I Production Related Technologies In Inland Saline Areas
1 Culture of Pacific White Shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei in inland saline water
2 Tiger shrimp farming in saline affected areas
3 A method for reclamation of salt effected sugarcane fields through sub-surface drainage system and aquaculture
4 CIFE-Vana: A species specific and system specific grow out culture Vannamei Feed for Inland Saline Water
II Freshwater/ Brackishwater Production Technologies (Package Of Practices, Novel Feeds, Machinery And Genetic Management)
5 Mud crab fattening
6 Organic aquaculture through biofertilizer
7 Giant freshwater prawn seed production using artificial sea water
8 Catfish hatchery and rearing of seed under three tier system
9 Controlled breeding and seed production of pengba, Osteobrama belangeri – an endangered fish
10 Raising of fish seed in cages
11 Non-inbred seed production of carp
12 Breeding technology for loach (Lepidocephalichthys berdmorei)
13 CIFE FLOC-BOOSTER
14 Biofloc Starter (Bacterial consortia)
15 CIFE-ECO hatchery
16 Design of double compartment device for micro and macro plastic entrapment in flowing water
17 Electrical device with charged column for de-contamination of water
18 Electro-removal technology using a column bed filtration device for fluoride removal from ground water
19 Prototype automatic feeder for aquaculture
20 Timer-based power operated prototype water filtration system for aquaculture
21 Floating carp hatchery for reservoirs
22 Production of fish and plant aquaponics model
23 Power operated solid waste removal device from aquaria
24 Sensor based automatic aeration system for aquaculture
25 Mechanical-cum-biological drum filter
26 Protein concentrator
27 Internet of Things (IOT) prototype for biofloc fish culture
28 Solar powered cool box
29 Fish drying rack
30 Ergonomically designed transportable fish anaesthetic device for hilsa (Tenualosa ilisha)
31 RAS integrated portable live-worm rearing system
32 Rapid, non-lethal and non-invasive method of determining sex and maturity in hilsa (Tenualosa ilisha) using ultrasound imaging
33 CIFE gro: a herbal conglomerate to promote growth, mitigate stress and enhance immunity in fish
34 Leaf meal as a replacer of DORB in carp feed
35 Bio-transformation of composite waste into fish feed
36 Production of keto carotenoid (astaxanthin) from raw faunal bio-waste for improved colour, growth and gonadal maturation in ornamental and food fish (CIFE- ASTA)
37 CIFEvruddhi: a non-enzymatic nutraceutical conglomerate to promote growth, mitigate stress and enhance compensatory growth in fish
38 Feed supplement for broodstock development of Clarias magur
III Processing Technologies
39 Ready- to-eat fish sandwich paste in retort pouches
40 Ready-to-eat fish meat fortified snack (Fish munch)
41 Fish Paneer
42 Salt fermented Indian mackerel
43 Pangassius mince sausage
44 Laminated Bombay Duck
45 Novel and exotic leather fabric from fish skin
46 Prawn pickle
47 Acetes chatney (Jawala chutney)
48 Acetes papad
49 Fish chakali and shev
50 Fish cutlet
51 Fish samosa
52 Fish vada
53 Bioactive peptone from jawala (Acetes spp.)
54 Application of chitosan gel for enhancing the quality and storage life of emulsion sausage
55 Preparation of nanochitin from shrimp shell waste
56 Manure from fish waste
57 Technology and process for colorant grade phycocyanin extraction and purification from spirulina
58 Novel technique developed for extraction of collagen peptide from fish waste
59 Development of fish muscle cell culture system for cultivated seafood production
IV Vaccine/ Medicated Feed Technologies
60 CIFE – FLAVAC VACCINE
61 Inactivated vaccine CIFE-AEROMONAS-V-VAC for use in fish
62 Inactivated vaccine against Edwardsiella tarda IN FISH CIFE-ED-VAC
63 CIFE-ARGUNIL

Icar-Cife Mumbai Production, Processing and Marketing Related Technologies

Sr. No. Name of the Technology
1 CIFE Test kit
2 CIFE – Argunil
3 Salt fermented product from Indian mackerel
4 Pangasius mince sausages
5 Laminated Bombay Duck
6 Prototype automatic feeder for aquaculture
7 Timer based power operated prototype water filtration system for aquaculture
8 Floating carp hatchery for reservoirs
9 Design of a Portable tubular photobioreactor with horizontal mixer, integrated harvesting system and artificial light panels
10 CIFE Vruddhi: A non-enzymatic nutraceutical conglomerate to promote growth, mitigate stress and enhance compensatory growth in fish
11 Solar cooler for fresh fish storage
12 Sensor Based Automatic Aeration System for Aquaculture
13 Power Operated Solid-Waste Removal Device
14 CIFE Gro : A herbal conglomerate to promote growth, mitigate stress and enhance immunity of fish
15 CIFE-Flavac: Inactivated vaccine against Flavobacterium columnare in fish

Express your Interest : Agrinnovate India Ltd.

  • 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

  • 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

Dr. S. P. Shukla,
(Officer-in-Charge, ABI)

Email : spshukla[at]cife[dot]edu[dot]in / abicife[at]cife[dot]edu[dot]in

Office Number : +91-22-26361446