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Aqua Aquaria India 2019
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- The Vice President inaugurated Aqua Aquaria India 2019 at Hyderabad.
- It was organised by the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA).
- It is a bi-annual event.
- Theme: Taking blue revolution to India's hinterland.
- The Vice president also launched the swadeshi 'Pearl' brand Artemia
- The feed is developed by RGCA (Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Aquaculture) under the Make in India programme.
- Tiger Prawn cultivation and export was promoted during this event.
- India's seafood industry is the second-largest aquaculture producer in the world.
- India is largest exporter of shrimps to the USA, the second-largest exporter of shrimps to Europe, and the third-largest exporter of shrimps to Japan.
- Aquaculture contributes around 52 per cent of the total marine products export earnings of India.
Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Aquaculture (RGCA)
- Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Aquaculture (RGCA) is the R & D arm of The Marine Products Exports Development Authority (MPEDA).
- Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) comes under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
- It is dedicated to augment the Indian seafood exports through sustainable culture technologies.
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