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India ready to export ornamental fish across the world | India's first export-oriented ornamental fish park recently started its operation near Kochi on a 10 acre land, which has been conceived to transform the country's role in aqua culture industry. Despite
being blessed with rich resources of abundant water and all essential parameters
for breeding and rearing of tropical freshwater ornamental fishes, India has failed
to get a foothold in market for exports. India has a mere share of .01 percent
in the market for exports of ornamental fishes, which is estimated to be worth
around six billion dollars. The Kerala Government came up with a unique project
called 'Aqua Technology Park', which incorporated various stakeholders on a public-private
partnership and also involved hundreds of locals in setting up homestead aquariums
for earning their livelihood. The government has also formed a company Kerala
Aqua Ventures International Ltd. (KAVIL) with public-private participation to
establish this park, which would provide the stakeholders a unique opportunity
for investment and trade in the sector. The first of its kind concept in India
to popularise aqua culture industry, the project would not only generate employment,
but would also help in maintaining a socio economic status of the local people
in the town. "From each home in the beginning, we hope to produce fishes that
fetch them at least Rs 7000 to 7500 per month, that will be an additional income
to each family in the rural people. So, it will become an economic activity to
many youth by starting this satellite farms," said Gopalakrishnan, Managing Director
of Kerala Aqua Ventures International Limited. Authorities said that while the
main units will have common facilities such as water, electricity, laboratory
and quarantine facilities, the satellite farms will be the major production centres,
where much of the ornamental fish will be reared and propagated. At present Indian
ornamental fishes are exported to USA, Europe, Russia and Japan and the company
has already procured orders from France, Italy, Korea and Hong Kong. With this
endeavour, the authorities hope to capture a 10 percent share in the world market
in a period of seven to eight years. |
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