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Parliament’s Standing Committee on Food Processing Industries has recommended to the Government to adopt the technology used by Japan, Thailand and Bangladesh to exploit the vast marine and inland fishery resources in the country. Special attention also needs to be paid to promote cold water fisheries as also pisciculture in areas which are perennially water-logged.
In its latest report to the Lok Sabha, the Committee has noted that India is the world’s fourth largest producer of fish. In terms of fresh water fish production its global ranking is second. With its vast coastline of more than 8100 kms, its huge territorial waters and exclusive economic zones, India’s rivers, lakes and ponds offer great scope for fish production. The Committee has recommended to the Government to introduce solar dryers on a mass scale and popularise the existing mechanical dryers in cooperation with all concerned to raise the output of processed fish.
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