New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) The government on Wednesday said that projects for the development of the fisheries and aquaculture sector, amounting to Rs 21,394.88 crore with a Central share of Rs 9,510.89 crore, have been approved under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY), including those for the creation and strengthening of export infrastructure.According to Department of Fisheries, the government is implementing several strategic initiatives to strengthen seafood export infrastructu…
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Kochi, July 7 (IANS) Lakshadweep has drawn up an ambitious five-year roadmap to more than double its annual tuna and tuna-like fish production to 50,000 tonnes, with a comprehensive strategy focusing on deep-sea fishing, mariculture, seaweed farming, and modern fisheries infrastructure to transform the archipelago into a major hub of India’s blue economy.The perspective plan, prepared by the ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) as the nodal agency, was finalised at a stakehol…
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) concluded the second National Skill Olympiad on Seafood Value Addition during Seafood Expo Bharat 2026 in Kochi, bringing together ten trained seafood processing professionals who demonstrated culinary skills and technical expertise in preparing value-added seafood products, an official statement said on Thursday.In the run-up to the event, MPEDA conducted 50 Seafood Value Addition Training Programs across the east and…
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) India’s Blue Economy is emerging as a powerful engine of growth, driven by expanding seafood exports and rising global demand for Indian marine products, Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday.The minister said India’s fisherfolk are benefiting from wider market access and growing export opportunities, with seafood exports touching an all-time high during FY 2025-26.Highlighting the sector’s rapid growth, Goyal said seafood exports have…
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) High Commissioner of India to Singapore, Shilpak Ambule, on Tuesday said that India is well-positioned to emerge as a strategic supplier of food and agricultural products, addressing food security concerns and evolving demands of Singapore’s cosmopolitan and premium consumer market.The High Commissioner made the comment at the Food & Hospitality Asia (FHA) show in Singapore Expo during the inaugural edition of Indusfood Asia hosted by the Trade Promotion Council …
Amaravati, Feb 3 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh’s Agriculture Minister Kinjarapu Atchannaidu on Tuesday welcomed the decision of the US government to reduce tariffs on Indian products, saying that this will provide significant relief to seafood exporters in the state, especially the aquaculture sector.He said that the tariff reduction from 25 per cent to 18 per cent under the India-US trade agreement will be a boon for Andhra Pradesh, which is a leader in the aquaculture sector, and will lead to increase…