India to raise seafood exports with aid, lower duties on inputs

World's 3rd-largest fish processor aims for $12bn in shipments by March 2025

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Workers peel shrimp in a processing shed in Andhra Pradesh's Kakinada district on Feb. 11: India hopes to raise its seafood exports to $12 billion by March next year. © AP

KIRAN SHARMA, Nikkei staff writer

NEW DELHI -- India is taking steps to boost production from fisheries and enhance the industry's infrastructure in hopes of raising the country's seafood exports to one trillion rupees ($12 billion) by March next year, an increase of around 67% from current levels.

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