Can aquaculture help India meet its nutrition and livelihood goals simultaneously? What are the critical gaps in India’s aquaculture supply chain?
Kartavya Desk Staff
Topic: Transport and marketing of agricultural produce and issues and related constraints;
Topic: Transport and marketing of agricultural produce and issues and related constraints;
Q6. Can aquaculture help India meet its nutrition and livelihood goals simultaneously? What are the critical gaps in India’s aquaculture supply chain? (10 M)
Difficulty Level: Medium
Reference: DTE
Why the question The growing role of aquaculture in addressing nutritional deficits and rural employment challenges, especially in light of government focus through PMMSY and digital interventions. Key Demand of the question Examine how aquaculture can serve dual goals of improving nutrition and livelihoods. Then identify key bottlenecks in the aquaculture supply chain that limit this potential. Structure of the Answer: Introduction Mention the emerging role of aquaculture in India’s developmental agenda and link it briefly with food security and income generation. Body Aquaculture’s contribution to nutrition and livelihoods – Suggest that it is a low-cost protein source and a rural employment generator with government support. Gaps in aquaculture supply chain – Point to issues like cold chain, market access, finance, disease surveillance, and limited digital adoption. Conclusion Highlight the need for digital, institutional, and infrastructural reforms to realise aquaculture’s dual potential fully.
Why the question The growing role of aquaculture in addressing nutritional deficits and rural employment challenges, especially in light of government focus through PMMSY and digital interventions.
Key Demand of the question Examine how aquaculture can serve dual goals of improving nutrition and livelihoods. Then identify key bottlenecks in the aquaculture supply chain that limit this potential.
Structure of the Answer:
Introduction Mention the emerging role of aquaculture in India’s developmental agenda and link it briefly with food security and income generation.
• Aquaculture’s contribution to nutrition and livelihoods – Suggest that it is a low-cost protein source and a rural employment generator with government support.
• Gaps in aquaculture supply chain – Point to issues like cold chain, market access, finance, disease surveillance, and limited digital adoption.
Conclusion Highlight the need for digital, institutional, and infrastructural reforms to realise aquaculture’s dual potential fully.