Steps taken to Promote Fisheries under the scheme of Blue Revolution
The
Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries, Ministry of
Agriculture and Farmers Welfare under the Central Plan Scheme on Blue
Revolution: Integrated Development and Management of Fisheries provides
financial assistance to all State Governments and Union Territories including
Lakshadweep for promoting fisheries Sector. The Blue Revolution Scheme, with
its multi-dimensional activities, focuses mainly on increasing fisheries
production and productivity from aquaculture and fisheries resources. Besides,
the Administration of Lakshadweep is also implementing schemes for development
of fisheries.
The
Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA), Ministry of Commerce
& Industry has convened a meeting of officials of Kerala State Cooperative
Federation for Fisheries Development Ltd. (MATSYAFED), National Institute of
Fisheries Post Harvest Technology and Training (NIFPHATT) and a representative
exporter to explore the export prospects of tuna from Lakshadweep on
06-01-2017. One of the exporters has shown interest in setting up of tuna
processing facility in Lakshadweep with the technical assistance from Japan. A
team from the exporter side visited the Island during the second week of
January, 2017. MPEDA has offered all possible assistance in this regard.
This
information was given by the Minister of State for Agriculture & Farmers
Welfare, Shri Sudarshan Bhagat,
in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
AK
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(Release ID :158195)
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