more-inThe decision to set up a world-class Aquatic Quarantine Facility and Brood-stock Multiplication Centre at Bangarammapeta in Nakkapalli mandal at a cost of ₹68 crore has brought cheer to aqua farmers of the State. Andhra Pradesh being a major hub for shrimp production is home to 391 L. vannamei hatcheries producing surplus shrimp seed to meet the requirement from within and outside the State. The State ranks third in global shrimp production (0.3 million tonnes) and sixth in aquaculture production (1.57 million tonnes). At present, the hatchery producers spread across the coastal region are importing brood-stock and availing the quarantine facility at MPEDA-Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Aquaculture in Chennai. The existing facility at Mangamarripeta is not able to meet the growing demand for vannamei brood-stock requirement of the hatcheries.

Source: The Hindu April 02, 2018 02:28 UTC