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MPEDA rolls out digital catch certification to meet EU norms
ಸುದ್ದಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಏಕೆ?
Which ministry runs MPEDA? The EU catch-certificate rule behind India's seafood exports, for GS Paper 3
MPEDA's digital catch certification lets seafood exporters meet EU traceability norms.
Why it matters: GS-3 core; factual, Prelims-type
What you need to know
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The Marine Products Export Development Authority has rolled out a digital catch certification system so that Indian seafood exports meet European Union requirements.
MPEDA has empanelled private agencies to build applications that capture the traceability data the EU asks for on each catch.
The system helps exporters document that fish were caught legally, which protects access to the EU market.
ಮೂಲಗಳು: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
ಮುಖ್ಯ ಅಂಶಗಳು
Remember these
- MPEDA (Marine Products Export Development Authority) has rolled out a digital catch certification system.
- The system captures the traceability data the EU requires for each catch.
- MPEDA has empanelled private agencies to build the applications.
- MPEDA is a statutory export-promotion body under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, set up under the MPEDA Act, 1972.
- Its headquarters are at Kochi, Kerala.
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How the exam will ask it
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- MPEDA is a statutory body functioning under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, not the Ministry of Fisheries.
- Catch certification documents that fish were caught legally, which supports traceability for EU market access.
- The EU requires traceability data on each catch for imports of seafood.
ಮೇನ್ಸ್
GS Paper 3 (Economy: fisheries and exports). Issue: EU rules on legal, traceable catch can block Indian seafood exports. Policy: MPEDA's digital catch certification, built with empanelled private agencies, captures the required data. Implication: it protects EU market access and exporter credibility; the way forward is wider coverage of small fishers, capacity building and alignment with global traceability standards.
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
ಇಯು ನಿಯಮಗಳನ್ನು ಪೂರೈಸಲು ಡಿಜಿಟಲ್ ಕ್ಯಾಚ್ ಪ್ರಮಾಣೀಕರಣ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆ ಆರಂಭಿಸಿರುವ ಸಮುದ್ರ ಉತ್ಪನ್ನಗಳ ರಫ್ತು ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ ಪ್ರಾಧಿಕಾರ (MPEDA) ಯಾವ ಸಚಿವಾಲಯದ ಅಡಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾರ್ಯನಿರ್ವಹಿಸುತ್ತದೆ?
- ಮೀನುಗಾರಿಕೆ, ಪಶುಸಂಗೋಪನೆ ಮತ್ತು ಹೈನುಗಾರಿಕೆ
- ಕೃಷಿ ಮತ್ತು ರೈತರ ಕಲ್ಯಾಣ
- ಆಹಾರ ಸಂಸ್ಕರಣಾ ಉದ್ಯಮಗಳು
- ವಾಣಿಜ್ಯ ಮತ್ತು ಕೈಗಾರಿಕೆ
ಉತ್ತರ ನೋಡಿ
ಉತ್ತರ: D — ಸರಿಯಾದ ಉತ್ತರ: ವಾಣಿಜ್ಯ ಮತ್ತು ಕೈಗಾರಿಕೆ. MPEDA ವಾಣಿಜ್ಯ ಸಚಿವಾಲಯದ ಅಡಿಯಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಶಾಸನಬದ್ಧ ರಫ್ತು ಉತ್ತೇಜನ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆ; ಮೀನುಗಾರಿಕೆ ಸಚಿವಾಲಯದ ಅಡಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅಲ್ಲ.
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