“…As a result, the price of SBM has escalated sharply (Azaza et al, ; FAO, ; Phulia, Sardar, Sahu, Fawole, et al, ; Phulia et al, ; Sanap et al, ; Shamna et al, , ) and is expected to remain high in future. Moreover, prices of the conventional feedstuffs such as groundnut oil cake and mustard oil cake have been increased to a level that their inclusion in aquafeed at a required quantity makes the feed‐based aquaculture less profitable (Njidda & Isidahomen, ; Phulia, Sardar, Sahu, Sanap, et al, ; Sanap et al, ). Therefore, for making the feed‐based intensified aquaculture economically sustainable, it becomes very imperative to intensify efforts in the search for cheaper, abundant and locally available alternatives with little or no competition with human food and terrestrial animal feed sectors (Maiti et al, ; Odunsi, Akande, Yusuph, & Salami, ).…”