Hyderabad, Jan. 5 -- SmartGreen Aquaculture (SGA) has successfully opened India's first inland, state-of-the-art premium trout farming facility in Kandukur Mandal, Ranga Reddy District in Telangana on Monday.

Breaking geographical barriers, the facility demonstrates that cold-water aquaculture can thrive even in warmer regions like the Deccan Plateau. The company also announced plans to establish a flexi-scale premium Microalgae Biorefinery on the farm campus, also a skill center for RAS.

Built at an initial cost of around USD 6 Million, the facility will have a total production capacity of 1,200 metric tonnes and is fully based on sustainable Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS) technology, enabling year-round trout production in a c...