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Subsidy cut and sanctions decline fish production by 40 percent in Iran

Iran Materials 27 May 2012 16:19 (UTC +04:00)

Azerbaijan, Baku, May 27/ Trend F.Milad/

Cutting subsidies to producers and imposing global sanctions will lead to a 40 percent fall in the output of fish farms in Iran, director of the union of Iranian fish farmers Mohammad-Taqi Lashkari said.

The lack of supportive aid can decline the annual output by 40 percent to 60,000 tons, Mohammad-Taqi Lashkari told the ILNA News Agency.

Many problems with providing feedstock for fish appeared as a result of the sanctions, he noted.

Based on national development plans, fish consumption per capita should increase by 30 percent by 2016 to 13 kilograms per annum, he said.

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