MPEDA: India has huge potential to become a major tilapia producer
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [New Indian Express] - December 19, 2014 -
Vijayawada: India has an enormous potential for tilapia culture and with its vast freshwater resources, it can emerge as a major exporter of freshwater fish, opined experts at the India Tilapia Summit - 2014, held at Vijayawada on Thursday.
Inaugurating the biennial international event, Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) chairperson Leena Nair said Seafood exports from the country had crossed US $ 5 billion in 2013-14, but 50 per cent of that amount was earned through shrimp culture.
“There is a vast market for freshwater fish and tilapia has the potential as a major fish variety for exports,” she said.
In his presidential address, principal secretary (animal husbandry) Manmohan Singh said the state was now ready for tilapia and the government had already issued guidelines for responsible tilapia culture...
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