Overcoming odds

K.K.Mustafah

RECORD RISE: Women engaged in peeling shrimp for export at a shed near Kochi. Seafood exports touched an all-time high last fiscal, with 5.12 lakh tonnes worth Rs 7,000 crore ($1.5 billion) being shipped.

The rise in exports, by over 11 per cent both in terms of volume and earnings compared with the previous year, comes despite Indian seafood facing anti-dumping proceedings in the US.

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