Given recent challenges in seafood exports due to tariff uncertainty and the impact of climate change, the Union Fisheries Ministry is advising States and the fishing industry to diversify their markets and their produce, to reduce the risk of disease and appeal to global customers.
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In a recent meeting with State fisheries departments, farmers, fish workers, processors and exporters, the Ministry urged them to cultivate a wider range of species and adopt the latest farming practices, such as the integrated multi-trophic aquaculture to cultivate more fish in the same space, in order to access new global markets.
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In fact, Union Fisheries and Animal Husbandry Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh recently chaired a meeting with envoys from countries seen as potential new markets. Though invited, the United States was absent from the meeting, which was attended by representatives from more than 40 countries, including China, Russia, Iran, Venezuela, Vietnam, and Saudi Arabia.
