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Aquaculture
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Reporting from earlier editions of The Agrotech Daily. Figures, prices and policies may have changed since.
- Policy & trade, IndiaJapan eases norms on export of black tiger shrimpJapan has cut import inspection of Indian farmed black tiger shrimp from 100% to 30% after consignments were found free of the antibacterial drug furazolidone.
- Policy & trade, IndiaInvestments worth $9 billion expected in fisheries sector over the next five yearsThe fisheries ministry expects $9 billion of investment in the sector over five years, with PM Matsya Sampada Yojana aiming to raise fish output, exports and jobs by 2024-25.
- Policy & trade, Andhra Pradesh40 lakh families in AP to get subsidised power for agriculture and other divisionsAndhra Pradesh has budgeted Rs 9,091.36 crore to extend power subsidies to nearly 40 lakh families, including Rs 7,297.08 crore for free power to agriculture.
- Inputs & crop science, IndiaAll about fish farming in IndiaIndia's long coastline and inland waters support a growing fish farming sector led by freshwater aquaculture, though reliance on a few species and old pond methods holds it back.
- Soil, water & climate, GlobalGlobal shortage of water for agricultureExplains how water scarcity, pollution from farming and aquaculture, and climate change are straining agricultural water supplies, citing an FAO and IWMI report.
- Inputs & crop science, IndiaFIAPO detects lead, cadmium in aqua farms of 10 statesAnimal rights groups FIAPO and All Creatures Great and Small inspected about 250 fish and shrimp farms in 10 states and reported lead and cadmium in aquatic animals.
- Precision & digital, IndiaAquaCRED, a financial risk estimation strategy for farmersAquaconnect has launched AquaCRED, which uses machine learning, satellite remote sensing and pond data to assess credit risk so lenders can offer formal loans to small fish and shrimp farmers.
- Inputs & crop science, IndiaPearl farming: an emerging asset for farmersPearl farming in ponds needs a small investment and can be done on half an acre, with oysters costing Rs 20 to Rs 30 and pearls selling for Rs 300 to Rs 1,500.
- Inputs & crop science, United States8 amazing facts about aquacultureAquaculture covers farmed fish, shellfish and aquatic plants; in the United States it is led by oysters, runs under environmental rules and is used to restore endangered species.
- Inputs & crop science, IndiaCrop insurance for shrimp farmers to be launchedChennai's Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture is working with insurers on crop insurance for shrimp farmers, who have had no cover since white spot disease losses in the 1990s.