Agri Business Incubation (ABI) Centre

Agri Business Incubation (ABI) Centre at ICAR–Central Institute of Fisheries Education (ICAR- CIFE), Mumbai was established in January 2016 as an ICAR-sanctioned project under the National Agricultural Innovation Fund (NAIF) scheme. ABI serves as a national incubation platform for fisheries and allied sector startups, supporting aspiring entrepreneurs in converting innovative ideas into viable business ventures.
The centre provides end-to-end incubation support, including:

Business planning and enterprise development guidance
Skill development and capacity building
Technology transfer and prototype testing
Industry linkages and market facilitation

ABI facilitates access to advanced laboratories, institutional infrastructure and expert mentoring from ICAR-CIFE scientists and industry professionals. The centre has successfully supported a number of individual incubatees, student entrepreneurs, SHGs, FFPOs and startup ventures, contributing to employment generation and enterprise creation in the fisheries sector.

Number of total incubatees registered at ABI : 252
Number of individual incubatees : 93
Number of student incubatees: 32
Number of women incubatees through SHGs incubation : 92
Number of incubatees through Start-up/business ventures incubation : 34
Number of FFPO : 01 (with 1000 members)
Number of Start-up/business ventures incubated : 32

Sr. No.	Members	Contact No.	Email ID
1	Dr. N. P. Sahu (Director,ICAR-CIFE)	-	director[at]cife.edu.in
2	Dr. S. P. Shukla (Incharge ABI) Principal Scientist,ICAR-CIFE	+91-2226361446 \| Extn:272	spshukla[at]cife.edu.in
3	Dr. Shivaji Argade (Co-PI, ABI) Senior Scientist, FEES Division	+91-2226361446 \| Extn:586	shivaji[at]cife[dot]edu[dot]in
4	Dr. Layna P. (Co-PI, ABI) Scientist, FRM Division	+91-2226361446 \| Extn:215	layanap[at]cife[dot]edu[dot]in
5	Dr. Paromita Banerjee Sawant. (Member, ABI) Principal Scientist, Aquaculture & Member	+91-2226361446 \| Extn:426	paromita[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
7	Dr. M.D. Aklakur (ICAR-CIFE & Member,ABI) Scientist	-	-

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

About ABI

Management team of NAIF-ABI centre at ICAR-CIFE, Mumbai

Incubation facilities

List of all Technologies Available at CIFE

Specific objectives of ABI

Facilitation support for start-ups

Contact ABI