New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) The Department of Fisheries has released Rs 2,208.74 crore to the states, during the last three financial years from 2023-24 to 2025-26, under the flagship scheme of the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) for holistic development of fisheries and aquaculture sector in the country, the Parliament was informed on Wednesday.India’s fish production has jumped by 39.61 per cent from 141.64 lakh tonne in 2019-20 to 197.75 lakh tonne in 2024-25 while fisheries expo…
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Amaravati, July 20 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Monday appealed to the Centre to protect the interests of aquaculture and tobacco farmers. The Chief Minister has written separate letters to the Central ministers.In a letter to the Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development, Rajiv Ranjan Singh, the Chief Minister urged the Centre to permit shrimp feed manufacturers to import genetically modified (GM) soybean meal to support the aquaculture …
Kochi, July 10 (IANS) Even as Indian oil sardine stocks remain abundant this year, the country’s premier marine research institute, CMFRI, has warned that an emerging El Nino event could sharply reduce sardine availability in 2027, with marine heat waves and rising sea temperatures threatening fish production along the Indian coast.ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) Director Dr Grinson George sounded the warning while inaugurating the National Fish Farmers Day celebrations …
Amaravati, June 18 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday resolved the aqua feed price hike crisis by bringing together aqua farmers and feed manufacturers at the State Secretariat. During the meeting, the Chief Minister directed that feed prices be reduced by Rs 4 per kilogram to ease the financial burden on aqua farmers.According to an official release, both feed manufacturers and farmers agreed to the proposal. As a result, the Maximum Retail Price (MRP) of aqua…
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) The government on Thursday said India has been included in the revised draft list published by the European Union for continued export of aquaculture products to the EU market.India’s proposed inclusion is a major positive development for the country’s seafood export sector and reflects the European Union’s confidence in India’s regulatory systems, residue monitoring mechanisms and food safety standards. “Once formally adopted by the European Commission, the re…
Surat/Gandhinagar, May 2 (IANS) The Gujarat government will develop Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) as Common Service Centres and expand a network of more than 12,000 micro-ATMs across 14,330 gram panchayats to strengthen last-mile banking and service delivery, Agriculture Minister Jitu Vaghani said on Saturday. Addressing the second day of the Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference (South Gujarat Zone) in Surat, Vaghani said the initiative would enable more than 75 government servi…
Amaravati, March 11 (IANS) The government of Andhra Pradesh has asked aqua farmers in the state not to panic about the impact of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East on aquaculture sector.State Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Minister Kinjarapu Atchannaidu has advised shrimp farmers not to resort to panic harvesting for fear of impact on seafood exports in view of the conflict in the Gulf region.He held a video conference with Andhra Pradesh State Aquaculture Development Authority…
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu held a meeting in Jerusalem on Thursday, discussing bilateral cooperation in areas of technology and innovation, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and critical minerals, defence and security, trade and economy, labour mobility and education, blue economy, agriculture and health. The two leaders also announced elevating ties to ‘India-Israel Special Strategic Partnership for Peace, Innovation and Prosp…
Windhoek, Feb 24 (IANS) Namibia is positioning salmon farming as a new driver of industrialisation and sustainable blue economy growth, Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, and Land Reform Ruthy Masake said on Tuesday. Speaking at a conference titled ‘Unlocking Namibia’s Salmon Industry: An Opportunity for Industrialisation’, Masake said the country is seeking to move beyond traditional wild-catch fishing toward high-value aquaculture and agro-processing industries.”Unlocking the po…
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Israel’s Ambassador to India, Reuven Azar, on Friday, welcomed the India-US trade deal, terming it a “very important development”, which opens more opportunities for economic cooperation. In an exclusive interview with IANS, Azar said, “As you know, Israel is also very engaged with the American market. We get about 80 per cent of our foreign investments from the United States, and Israel is the biggest innovation hub outside the United States.””When the system opens, it …