Odisha aims at Rs 20,000 cr annual seafood exports in 5 years

In 2016-17, the state had exported seafood worth Rs 2,100 crore

Odisha has set the ball rolling to achieve the targeted Rs 20,000 crore seafood exports annually in the next five years by initiating the process to prepare a road map and action plan.

The Fisheries and Animal Resources Development department has selected Mangalore-based NITTE University as the consultant for preparing the road map.

" We will soon sign an agreement with the University as the consultant. They will prepare a roadmap in six months that will guide the state government to achieve ambitious target of Rs 20,000 exports", said an official in Fisheries and Animal Resources Development department.

In 2016-17,