eSanta: Platform for Marine Products

Union Minister Shri Piyush Goyal has recently launched a platform called "eSanta" for marine products. The main objective of this platform is to empower aqua farmers.

eSanta

• Farmers can sell their produce in eSanta portal.
• It will act as a bridge between buyers and farmers.
• The eSanta portal eliminates the need for intermediaries.
• The portal is available in languages ​​such as English, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Odia and Bengali.
• NaCSA took the initiative to launch the eSanta portal.

NaCSA

NaCSA stands for National Center for Sustainable Aquaculture. It is part of the Marine Products Export Development Authority - MPEDA, which functions under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. The main objective of NaCSA is to encourage and uplift small and marginal farmers through groups and adopt best practices in shrimp culture.

Benefits of the Portal

• Modern equipment and techniques will help increase shrimp production from the current 40,000 tonnes to six to seven lakh tonnes.
  
  
• The portal will benefit 18,000 farmers who are currently contributing to the country's maritime exports.

eSanta Portal Required

Aquatic products are exported to the US, European Union, China, Japan and other Asian countries. Despite ranking second in aquaculture (aquaculture) globally, aqua farmers in India face difficulties getting the best prices from the market. This portal will help to overcome this problem.

Fisheries in India

14.5 million people work fishing in India. It contributes 1.07% of the total GDP.

National Fish Farmers Day

Every year, India celebrates National Fish Farmers Day on 10 July.

Issues of Fishing Economy in India

Fish production has increased in India from 7.52 lakh tonnes in 1950 to 125.90 lakh tonnes in 2018. Despite the rapid growth in the industry, an individual fish farmer's annual production is only 2 tonnes. On the other hand, it is 6 tonnes in China, 72 tonnes in Chile and 172 tonnes in Norway.

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