India's vannamei industry is seeing more and more companies embracing aquatech systems to improve the feed conversion ratio, water quality and health of their shrimp, reports The Economic Times.
Feed waste continues to be a major issue for Indian shrimp; according to the article, as much as 20-50% of feed is wasted at ponds across the country, with farmers unable to accurately estimate how many shrimp each contains.
Certain firms, such as Eruvaka Technologies, have been developing and selling tech to farmers in Andhra Pradesh, the country's busiest shrimp farming region, that determines the volume of fish in an area before dispensing feed. The system works in tandem with an acoustic device, named 'ShrimpTalk', that can estimate the hunger and appetite of the shrimp so that feeding is optimized.
The data from these devices can then be accessed by farmers via a mobile app, according to Eruvaka, which claims to be selling products to eight countries and installed in 6,000 hectares of shrimp farms globally.
Other shrimp tech projects have also begun sprouting across India. The AI-driven tool FarmMOJO, developed by Aquaconnect, has helped farmers to predict disease, while improving feed conversion ratio and water quality by offering alerts and suggestions to farmers.
Elsewhere, the Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture has also developed an app allowing farmers to share inputs on their farms, as well as providing better techniques for farmers to diagnose shrimp disease early.
All of this is becoming possible as more and more farmers have access to mobile phones, making data-driven tools much more effective, the Economic Times said.
2020-01-28 09:27:00Z
https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2020/01/28/more-indian-farms-embracing-shrimp-tech-to-cut-feed-waste-improve-health/
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