India second largest producer of farmed fish

India has emerged as the world's second largest producer of farmed fish (aquaculture), but its total production is merely one twentieths that of China, which holds the number one position. Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) sources here say the country's share in global aquaculture output is 4.2 percent in volume and value.

 

The State of the World Aquaculture Report,compiled by the Food and Agriculture Organisation(FAO), says nine of the world's 10 largest aquaculture producing countries are in Asia. Chile, in the 10^th place, is the only country outside the region to have made it to the top 10.

 

The countries, in the order of rank, are: China,India, the Philippines,Indonesia,Japan,Vietnam,Thailand,South Korea,Bangladesh and Chile.

 

(The Hindu,4^th February 2007)