The Aquaculture Improvement Projects would also provide training to women farmers in Indonesia, China and Thailand. (Image source: nate2b/Flickr)
US-based Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) with funding from the Walmart Foundation has launched aquaculture improvement projects in Indonesia, China and Thailand
Aquaculture shrimps have been the primary contributors to the industry’s growth, contributing 47 per cent of India’s total seafood exports. (Image source: Puno 3000/Flickr)
Vannamei shrimp will be leading India’s aquaculture shrimp production and seafood exports, which is expected to touch US$6bn this financial year
The Philippines DA secretary revealed plans on how to further develop the glass eel industry in the country. (Image source: Amalrik Dumas/sxc.hu)
The Philippines Department of Agriculture (DA) is set to work with local eel growers to develop its export market
China’s booming aquaculture industry relies increasingly on fishmeal made from wild-caught fish. (Image source: Dav Sag/Flickr)
A study conducted by Leiden University and Stanford University has offered a more sustainable path to save China’s wild-caught fish, which the Asian nation is dependent on for fishmeal
In the first 11 months of 2014, about 2.7mn tonnes of fish and other aquatic species were caught in Indonesia. (Image source: WorldFish/Flickr)
Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has planned to build five new fisheries centres across the country from 2015 to 2020
