DCR to develop technology for producing fish feed from cashew apple

The Directorate of Cashew Research (DCR), under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, at Puttur by joining hands with Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University (KVAFSU) is developing a technology to produce fish feed from cashew apple, J. Dinakara Adiga, Director, DCR said on Wednesday.

Speaking at an industry interface meeting on ‘cashew apple to market’ organised by the DCR on the Cashew Day at Puttur, he said that the initiative is to make further value addition to cashew apple, in addition to various value added products of cashew apple developed by the DCR using its technologies. The fish feed will be in the form of pomace powder (of cashew apple), the Director said.