Shrimp farming push: panel sets four-month plan window
A prime minister’s aquaculture panel has fixed four months to draft a shrimp farming growth plan, with provinces and federal agencies sharing data under a two-year review track.
A PM-appointed aquaculture sub-committee set 120 days to draft a shrimp farming expansion and export roadmap.
Maritime Affairs Minister Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry led the session with fisheries teams from all provinces, AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan.
Seven technical working groups plus a costing cell will produce 14 studies and export forecasts.
Institutions have a first 14-day work list; the full effort sits inside a 24-month delivery and review cycle.
Sindh is studying a 3,500-acre farm; Punjab flagged weak value chains and is building hatcheries.