Seaweed

Over the past year, Zerocircle has developed a commercial-grade seaweed coating for food packaging, already securing orders from key players in the takeaway industry.

World Environment Day 2023: How climate-resistant superfood seaweed is making its way onto your plate

Seaweed ticks all the right modern-day boxes: Superfood, sustainable, ethically sourced, vegan. It helps that Indian chefs are taking it up, and women divers are powering seaweed harvesting.

India has potential to produce 9.7 million tonnes of seaweed: ICAR-CMFRI

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 the global seaweed production which is worth billions of dollars, the institute said in a release.

Women show the way as India pushes 'eco-miracle' seaweed

Seaweed absorbs more carbon dioxide than trees. It is eco-friendly, doesn't use land or fresh water, oxygenates the entire marine ecosystem and is providing livelihood to coastal communities in Tamil Nadu

COMMENT | Cultivating seaweed could be a massive opportunity for India

Asia stands as the world leader in seaweed cultivation and more than 80% is contributed by China, Korea and Japan. India has suddenly discovered that it too can be a player in this market

Ethanol from seaweed project to get a major boost

Kappaphycus alvarezii, which yields a thickening agent called kappa-carrageenan has a wide range of application in a variety of industries.