Visakhapatnam: In a bid to ensure that shrimp and other exportable varieties of fish are free from traces of banned and unwanted substances, Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) launched a unique initiative to develop a GPS-based (global positioning system) database of export-oriented aquaculture farms in the country for their traceability as well as to secure interests of end-consumer.
Under the scheme, the MPEDA, a nodal agency of the Union Commerce and Industry Ministry, registers all the farms engaged in ...