On the sidelines of the 23rd India-Russia Annual Summit, Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Rajiv Ranjan Singh, held a bilateral meeting with Russian Agriculture Minister Oxana Lut in New Delhi yesterday.
The Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying informed that during the meeting, both sides discussed mutual trade in fisheries, animal and dairy products, resolving market access issues, and fast-tracking establishment listings for exports. It added that the discussions also focused on collaboration in research, education and emerging aquaculture technologies, including deep-sea fishing vessels, aquaculture emerging technologies and processing.
On the occasion, Mr Singh emphasised that India exported fish and fishery products worth around 7 billion US dollars in 2024-25, including 127 million US dollars to Russia. He underlined the potential to diversify exports to Russia with products such as shrimp, prawns, mackerel, sardines, tuna, crab, squid, and cuttlefish. Meanwhile, Russia’s Agriculture Minister Oxana Lut also informed about Russia’s readiness to cooperate in fisheries, animal husbandry and dairy sectors, building on the successful history of agricultural collaboration.
