[Iran] - Iran nearly self-dependent in shrimp farming

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TEHRAN-- Iran is 98 percent self-dependent in the production of equipment, larvae, and the feed used in shrimp farming, Deputy Head of
Iran's Fisheries Organization (IFO) Mehdi Shakouri said.According to Shakouri, Iranian shrimp farmers have actually handled to produce
61,000 lots of shrimp in the present Iranian calendar year (ends on March 20), which is 5 percent more than the figure for the previous
year.He stated this year over 5.5 billion shrimp larvae were produced in the nation and more than 90,000 lots of feed was likewise produced
by domestic manufacturers, Mehr News Agency reported.EF/ MA