India's WestCoast Group is ready to grasp new opportunities under an invested Indian government, and is setting the tone with value-addition, brand expansion and a step into large scale corporate-style tilapia farming operations.
"There has always been the opportunity, but until now we have not had the policy clarity and support," Shivam Gupta, director at one of India's largest seafood companies, told IntraFish of the government's recent initiatives for the sector.
While India has long had the natural resources for solid aquaculture production, major setbacks by way of disease outbreaks, governmental controls and environmental restrictions in the early 1990s slowed progress and meant commercialization of the industry fell behind that of its neighbors.
