AP Legislative Assembly Vice-Chairman and Member of the Advisory Committee for State Aquaculture K. Raghu Ramakrishn Raju, who deals with the media in Vijayawada 11 June 2025. Srinivas. | Photo Credit: Gn Rao
Andhra Pradesh asked the Indian Government to solve the problem caused by an increase in the US-stored anti-dumping duty on Indian shrimp from 1.35% to 3.96% with a retrospective effect since 2023-24, which means burdening 600 GBP crore for sea library.
Addressing and Press Conference here Wednesday, AP Legislative Assembly Deputy Speaker and State Aquaculture Advisory Committee (SaAC) Member K. Raghu Ramakrishnu Raju and AP State Aquaculture Development Authority (APSADA) N. Chandrababu Naidu Requested the Union Minister of Finance, and Industry & Commerce to Resolve the Issues Faced Marine Fruit Exports in India by diplomatic involvement in the imports of piking, especially in the US, especially in the US
It insisted on the inclusion of harmonized system codes of Indian shrimp in the list of liberation to protect the livelihoods of the Lakhs of farmers and workers and prevent the collapse of the sector, which significantly contributed to the gross state product.
SAAC recommendation
They said SAAC studied problems that appeared after the US deposited mutual tariffs on the export of seafood from India, and came up with short, medium and long -term strategies of the sustainability of this sector.
The Short-Term Measures Included and Reduction in the Input Costs Such As Lowering The Power Tariffs, Waiver of Import Duties on Brood-Stock and Feed to Ease Production Pressure, Waiver of 5% Gst on Packaged Small Markets, Enhancing Export Compliance by Ensuring Stricte Implementation of Traceability for the Sake of Reducing Export Rejection, and using the potential of re -income of fishing of fish and streamline ports.
Mr. Ramakrishna Raju said that the recommended medium strategies should promote 100% of farms registration, deal with business barriers, promote farm management and expand the product lines by motivating shrimp ready to eat for premium global markets. Long -term strategies included sufficient chicks, market species and diversification, and strengthening institutional reforms of biological safety compliance with quality.
Venko Raman Reddy said that the department had completed the geo-giving of all existing 2.07 Lakh aquaculture ponds and 3,800 aquaculture business units in the state and assigned 11-digit unique codes.
The traceability application designed to create a digital platform with a central control panel, monitoring and analyst in real time was in the development process. Others were the chairman of the Apiic M. Rama Raju.
Published – June 12, 2025 04:57
