India's seaweed industry, largely untapped, is empowering women through employment and innovation, contributing to economic ...

As demand grows for extracts like agar, India wants to boost farming of seaweed - hailed as an untapped, climate-friendly resource. Adjusting their swimming goggles and wrapping their fingers in cloth ...

Have you heard of seaweed farming in India? India bets on seaweed's future as food industry appetite grows. Reuters. Published 5 Sep 2023, 02:00 PM IST.

A report by Primus Partners titled “Seaweed farming can touch a million lives” has said India’s seaweed sector, which is currently valued at ₹200 crore, could surge to ₹3,277 crore ...

NAGAPATTINAM, India -- Dressed in a shirt over her saree, ... From farming to diet, India explores its seaweed potential. More than 800 varieties are available along its 7,500-km coastline.

"India is only producing 0.02% of the world's total seaweed," said V. Veeragurunathan, principal scientist at the government-run Marine Algal Research Station based in Mandapam, close to where the ...

How seaweed is helping farming face a new future. The greenhouse gas nitrous oxide is 300 times more potent than CO2. Agriculture is a major contributor to the release of this gas.

CMFRI, which is affiliated with the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), has laid emphasis on upscaling seaweed farming in India as it has the potential of being a major contributor to ...

Seaweed farming leads to a build-up of carbon in the sediments underneath the seaweed beds — potentially contributing to climate-change mitigation 1. Carlos Duarte at King Abdullah University of ...