Global shrimp production as well as trading values and volumes have grown significantly in the past 20 years.udThe major shrimp producing countries – China, Indonesia, India and Thailand have also experienced substantialudincreases in recent years. The main shrimp species produced world wide is white-leg shrimp, Litopenaeus vannameiudwhich has replaced the native giant black tiger shrimp, Penaeus monodon especially in China and Thailand. Recently,udgovernment of India has given permission to import the species to India. In recent years, production of P.monodonuddeclined mainly due to disease problems. The Better Management Practices (BMPs), when well designed andudimplemented can support producers to increase productivity by reducing risk of shrimp health problems as demonstratedudin some farms in Andhra Pradesh by the joint MPEDA/NACA project. The latest development is organic shrimp farmingudwhich has already produced good results in some countries. The cage culture of shrimp is another importantuddevelopment.
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