Imphal, Nov 25 : Taking into account the huge demand of fish in Manipur, a delegation of Myanmarese businessmen has expressed their willingness to export fish to the state.
According to Manipur fishery department officials, normal production of fish crop in the state is 19,200 metric tons per year and the requirement for the same is around 27,500 metric tons. The deficit of 8,300 metric tons is being bought from outside the state, including Andhra Pradesh.
"Upon learning of the huge requirement of fish in your state, we are ready to export whatever you require to buy, provided the item is listed officially in the ongoing Indo-Myanmar commercial agreement," said Win Myint, managing director of Shiwe Si Soe Co, Ltd.
The Sagaing division businessman, who exports fish to Thailand, China, Cambodia, and also to some American countries, said once the business materializes, the items, including local and sea fishes, could be transported easily to Imphal via Moreh, the commercial hub of the two countries.
Responding to queries during an interaction programme, organized by the Indo Myanmar Fraternal Alliance (IMFA) at Imphal on Thursday, Myint said people of Northeast India are buying fishes from his company in retail from their respective markets bordering Myanmar in any case.
Economists and experts, who joined the interaction session, said currently fish is not a permissible item in the Indo-Myanmar trading activities, as certain infrastructure is needed to examine edible items for human consumption. Once the required infrastructure is set up in Moreh town, the transportation rate of any item in the corridor would be much less than from other states of India.
IMFA president R K Shivachandra appealed to people, mostly young business enthusiasts, to embark upon the Look East Policy for better prospects for the state. Sundergopal Sharma, alias U Htun Shwe, a Myanmarese-Manipuri, who is the managing director of Mandaley-based Man Giri Industrial Co Ltd, said he would extend maximum efforts in developing any new trading activities between the two countries.
The 11 Myanmarese delegates are currently in Imphal at the invitation of the state government for the ongoing 10-day-long Manipur Sangai festival.
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