Question

what was the outcome of the Blue revolution​

Answer 1

Answer:

Major Initiatives of Blue Revolution:

The initiatives of Department of Fisheries and NFDB under Blue Revolution has resulted in the development of fisheries sector both in terms of fish production and productivity, post –harvest infrastructure, marketing etc

Answer 2

Answer:

The Blue Revolution in India along with the Fish Farmers Development Agency (FFDA) brought an improvement in the aquaculture and fisheries sector with the introduction of new techniques of rearing, marketing, exporting, and fish breeding.

Some of the major outcomes of the Blue Revolution in India are mentioned below:

Currently, the Indian Fisheries Sector reached a production of 4.7 million tonnes of fish including 1.6 million tonnes of fish from freshwater aquaculture from a limit of 60,000 tonnes (50 years ago)

India is recorded to achieve an average annual growth of 14.8% as compared to the global average percentage of 7.5 in the production of fish and fish products.

The fishery has become India’s largest agricultural export over the last five years with a growth rate of 6% – 10%.

India has become the world’s second-largest producer of fish with exports worth more than 47,000 crore rupees.

The fisheries and aquaculture production contributes 1% and 5% to India’s GDP and Agricultural GDP respectively