Global aquaculture market seen almost doubling to Rs48 lakh crore by 2035

The aquaculture market, which was valued at $311.1 billion, or Rs25,98,000 crore, in 2023, is expected to reach $573.7 billion, or Rs47,90,000 crore, by 2035, growing at a compounded annual growth rate of 5.2%, according to a new report from Allied Market Research. The Asia-Pacific region holds the highest market share, accounting for more than two-thirds of global aquaculture market revenue, and is expected to maintain its leadership status throughout the forecast period, the report...

FAO programme helps beekeepers in Rwanda, Vietnam double output, income

Patrick Uwingabire started learning about beekeeping when he was just 11. In his village in Huye, in Rwanda’s Southern Province, his uncle and grandfather taught him all they knew about making beehives and tending to the bees. Beekeeping offered the young Patrick a way forward when his family could not pay his school fees. “It was not possible for me to go to school,” said Uwingabire, now 39. “That wasn’t within reach. So, bees and...