Feasibility Study and Piloting of Farming of New Shrimp/Prawn and Fish Species in Punjab and Sindh Provinces - TCP/PAK/3710
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Aquaculture is increasingly recognized as a means of improving food security, reducing poverty, and providing a source of employment for rural communities In Pakistan, the fish sector constitutes approximately one percent of employment In recent years, aquaculture has gradually become an important component of this sector, with potential for further development in the country Most of the surface area cultivated for fish farming, totalling between 200 000 and 300 000 acres, is located in Punjab and Sindh provinces Shrimp farming, in comparison, is not yet a common practice in Pakistan Over a period of time, due to proactive government policies, interest in aquaculture among the private sector and local farmers has significantly increased The country’s water resources and the range of ecological habitats store the potential for scaling up these farming practices To do so, careful and thorough assessments of environmental conditions, appropriate fish and shrimp species and the viability of aquaculture technologies need to be conducted.