Speaking at an interactive session organised by the TIDP along with the Export Inspection Council of India and the Southern India Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dr. Kebschull said developing the export potential of the primary agricultural sector was essential to take India's economic growth story to its large rural population.
With a coastline of 8,000 kilometres, India's aquaculture and marine products sectors also had high export potential for the EU.
Elias Sait, President of the Seafood Exporters Association of India, said aquaculture development needed to be expanded to 1.5 million hectares, while the product basket must be diversified from the current emphasis on shrimps to include more crustaceans, cephalopods and fish products.
Source: The Hindu