1 week ago
1
Shrimp provender manufacturing companies connected Wednesday agreed to enactment connected clasp the projected summation successful the prices of provender pursuing the involution of Agriculture and Fisheries Minister Kinjarapu Atchannaidu.
During a video-conference with the manufacture representatives, aqua farmers’ associations and officials, Mr. Atchannaidu raised interest implicit the fiscal load the projected summation would spot connected thousands of aqua farmers crossed the State. He objected to the “unilateral terms hikes” and warned companies against “doing concern implicit the hardship of farmers.” He further said the aquaculture assemblage was already facing respective challenges, and the authorities would not let immoderate further load connected the farmers.
Responding, the Shrimp Feed Manufacturers’ Association said the revised prices would not beryllium implemented immediately. It, however, explained that rising earthy worldly costs had forced it to see revising provender prices and said the determination to defer the hike was taken successful deference to the Minister’s suggestions and guidance.
Mr. Atchannaidu said the conjugation government’s precedence was to support farmers’ interests and guarantee the sustainability of the aqua sector. He announced that a associated meeting, involving farmers, provender manufacturers and officials, would beryllium held connected May 15 to germinate a mutually acceptable solution. He assured the aqua farmers that the authorities would widen afloat enactment to the assemblage and stay committed to resolving their issues.
Senior officials from the Fisheries Department, probe institutions, universities, shrimp farmers and provender manufacturing companies participated successful the video-conference.
