India, Sept. 7 -- Fisheries Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh on Saturday called for unlocking the export potential of inland states to diversify the country's seafood export portfolio, while urging stakeholders to boost fish productivity.

Speaking at a virtual stakeholders' consultation meeting, Singh said collective efforts were needed to increase fish productivity from 5 tonnes per hectare to 7 tonnes per hectare to remain globally competitive.

The minister emphasised export market diversification, produce certification, technology integration in fish processing, cold chain infrastructure development and establishing robust traceability systems to meet global standards, an official statement said. Singh said the fisheries sector directly a...