Spirulina a source of protein and vital nutrients for children living in rural areas.
In the 1980s, the Murugappa Chettiar Research Centre (MCRC*) initiated work on Spirulina. The initiative was then commercially scaled up to a 135-acre open-pond farming facility in Oonaiyur, a remote pristine village in Chettinad, South Tamil Nadu, India
*Murugappa Chettiar Research Centre (MCRC), a non-Governmental Voluntary Research arm of the Group, was established with a vision to take the scientific developments to the rural masses. Almost 4 decades ago, MCRC initiated work on Spirulina due to the growing concern of malnutrition among the children living in rural areas of Tamil Nadu, India