Prev Shaphari: Certification Scheme For Aquaculture Products:
The Marine Products Exports Development Authority (MPEDA) has developed a certification scheme for aquaculture products called ‘Shaphari’.
- Shaphari is based on the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization’s technical guidelines on aquaculture certification.
- Shaphari is a Sanskrit word that means superior quality of fishery products suitable for human consumption.
- It is a market-based tool for hatcheries to adopt good aquaculture practices and help produce quality antibiotic-free shrimp products to assure global consumers.
Components and Process:
- Two Components:
- Certifying hatcheries for the quality of their seeds.
- Those who successfully clear multiple audits of their operations shall be granted a certificate for a period of two years.
- Approving shrimp farms that adopt the requisite good practices.
- Certifying hatcheries for the quality of their seeds.
Process:
- The entire certification process will be online to minimize human errors and ensure higher credibility and transparency.
