Export Inspection Council (EIC), Govt. of India and ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater aquaculture (CIBA), Chennai, jointly conducted skill enhancement programme for Fisheries officials from the state of Andhra Pradesh (AP), Tamil Nadu (TN) and Puducherry for sustainable export opportunities in the marine sector (SEMS) May 7 -11, 2018
Indian export earnings from fishery products reached an all-time high of ₹.37,871 crores (5.7billion USD) during 2016-17, keeping the growth trajectory, meeting the stringent food safety standards put forward by the importing countries and keeping with the Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) ecosystems. Farmed shrimp is the major commodity of our export basket contributing 70%…