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Summary

As one of the top meat consuming nations in the world,
Pakistan has a seafood per capita consumption of 2kg, which
is comparatively lower than other countries within Asia.
Nevertheless, the development in the domestic market
in terms of the types of seafood available, the product
assortment and the success of modern retailing illustrates the
growing demand for fish and seafood. At the same time, rapid
urbanisation, an increasing desire for health consciousness,
as well as rising disposable incomes and spending are among
the key drivers in this development. More consumers in Pakistan are shopping online on sites such as Metro
Hypermarket.
On their own, these factors would have been enough to come purchases in modern retail outlets as well as online, in tandem
to predictions on the expansion of the domestic market for with the same trend which is apparent in other countries
seafood. Now, with the current Covid-19 pandemic, there across the globe. Accordingly, imports are expected to rise in
is even more reason to expect an acceleration of seafood order to fulfill the strengthened domestic demand.

Shirlene Maria Anthonysamy is Director of INFOFISH.

All photo credits: Shirlene Anthonysamy

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SHRIMP SURVEY 2020

Who can participate?

• Shrimp hatchery/farm owners
• Technicians
• Consultants
• Hatchery/farm production managers
• Purchase managers
• Others related to the shrimp industry

Target Countries:

• Bangladesh • China • India
• Indonesia • Thailand • Vietnam

INFOFISH Online Shrimp Survey 2020 questionnaires are available in:

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