Kappaphycus alvarezii continues to be driving force in marine agronomy. Along with Euchema spp. it contributes to 11.6 million tonnes feedstock globally. Among 30 countries where it was introduced, only, Tanzania and India could reach commercial‐scale farming. In India the feedstock production reached 8088 t (dry) worth ~USD 2,390,184 (between 2005 and 2020). The commercial farming has provided diversification of livelihood to the fishermen involved in un‐organized sector of natural seaweed gathering. At the cusp of its strategic expansion this review based on 20 years of research and developmental efforts provided a broad‐brushstroke picture of information on: (i) new innovations; novel, high‐value products; (ii) use as a biological source of commercially relevant genes to combat abiotic stress tolerance in crops; (iii) evolution in farming techniques and models; (iv) conscious efforts in skill‐set development; (v) policy guidelines to support industry; (vi) environmental concerns, disease outbreak, and biosecurity framework; (vii) sustainable seed‐supply management; (viii) cost–benefit analysis through perspective of profitability assessment parameters; and (ix) role of private sector in taking this initiative ahead. K. alvarezii farming in India seems to be successful example of achieving “triple bottom line” objectives of balanced economic, social and environmental out‐come as proposed by United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) and World Bank (WB).

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印度 Kappaphycus alvarezii 商业养殖 20 年：回顾经验和前进方向


Kappaphycus alvarezii 继续成为海洋农学的驱动力。它与 Euchema spp. 一起贡献了全球 1160 万吨的原料。在引入 30 个国家/地区中，只有坦桑尼亚和印度能够实现商业规模的农业。在印度，原料产量达到 8088 吨（干），价值 ~2,390,184 美元（2005 年至 2020 年）。商业养殖为参与天然海藻采集的无组织部门的渔民提供了多样化的生计。在其战略扩张的风口浪尖，这份基于 20 年研发工作的审查提供了关于以下方面的广泛信息图景：（i） 新的创新;新颖、高价值的产品;（ii） 用作商业相关基因的生物来源，以对抗作物中的非生物胁迫耐受性;（iii） 农业技术和模式的演变;（iv） 有意识地努力发展技能;（v） 支持行业的政策指南;（vi） 环境问题、疾病爆发和生物安全框架;（vii） 可持续的种子供应管理;（viii） 通过盈利能力评估参数的角度进行成本效益分析;以及 （ix） 私营部门在推动这项举措中的作用。印度的 K. alvarezii 种植似乎是实现联合国经济和社会事务部 （UNDESA） 和世界银行 （WB） 提出的平衡经济、社会和环境收入的“三重底线”目标的成功例子。