The waters surrounding Isla Margarita, off the Caribbean coast of Venezuela, have become Latin America’s most productive seaweed farming region, largely thanks to three young enterprises, which are empowering smallholder farmers by providing a route to market.…
by Karlotta Rieve
Project manager,
Hatch Innovation Services
By satisfying the requirements of three key pillars of site selection, seaweed farmers will have a much better chance of achieving long-term commercial viability.
Alam Panchayat swapped a career as an urban chef with a chance to set up his own carp farm in Barguna, on the coast of Bangladesh, slowly growing a successful business, despite the challenges posed by extreme weather.
Changing pond management and feeding strategies are the best way to limit shrimp disease – with those farmers who focus on reducing stress and improving pond health the ones who are consistently succeeding, according to Robins McIntosh.
