SHAPHARI SCHEME
- April 12, 2021
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
- Category: DPN Topics
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SHAPHARI SCHEME
Subject: Governance
Context: To bolster confidence in India’s frozen shrimp produce, the country’s biggest seafood export item, the Centre has kicked off a new scheme to certify hatcheries and farms that adopt good aquaculture practices.
Concept:
Shaphari scheme
- The scheme has been developed by the Marine Products Exports Development Authority (MPEDA).
- The certification scheme for aquaculture products is called ‘Shaphari’ – a Sanksrit word that means superior quality of fishery products suitable for human consumption.
- The Shaphari scheme is based on the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization’s technical guidelines on aquaculture certification and will have two components — certifying hatcheries for the quality of their seeds and, separately, approving shrimp farms that adopt the requisite good practices.
- The entire certification process will be online to minimise human errors and ensure higher credibility and transparency.