Vannamei shrimp helping Indias marine product exports: MPEDA
The Dollar Business Bureau India’s marine product exports has witnessed a boost with the introduction of exotic Vannamei shrimp into the country’s coastal aquaculture system, according to Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA). "Indian marine product exports are doing quite well over the last few years. Major factor that contributed to the increase in exports was the introduction of exotic Vannamei shrimp variety into our coastal aquaculture systems," highlighted MPEDA Chairman Dr A Jayathilak. There has been a considerable rise in shrimp production which led to a corresponding rise in exports considering that frozen shrimp is the major item of export from the country. Frozen shrimp constitutes majorly to the Indian marine products and is primarily sourced from the coastal aquaculture farms. India farms mainly two ...
Starvation strikes Indias shrimp farms [Not all of em!]
The Dollar Business Bureau Delays in clearance of incoming artemia cyst larval feeds (due to technical issues) at India’s ports may negatively affect India’s shrimp production and exports. During FY2015, India imported nearly Rs.200 crore worth of these cysts that are hatched in India to produce young ones that are thereafter fed to shrimp larvae in shrimp breeding farms across the country. At present, hatcheries that are spread across the East Godavari and the rest of Andhra Pradesh are reported as being worst hit by the shortage in supply-through-import mode. Over 97% of the feed comes from five prime supplying nations, i.e. Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, US and Indonesia. Thankfully, delay issues at India’s ports in the east coast have currently only affected ...
