Aquaculture in France has an important tradition and history. France was one of the pioneers in Europe in the development of research and technology which led to the growth of the industry in general.
China's aquatic production in 2011 is forecast at 53.6 MMT, up two percent over the estimated 52.5 MMT in 2010, according to the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. The production growth is driven by strong domestic consumption due to growing disposal incomes, …
Over the last decade, aquaculture has been one of the fastest growing food production sectors in Cyprus. Today it accounts for 70 per cent of the national fisheries production and for 70 per cent of its value, writes Lara Barazi-Yeroulanos, FAO Consultant.
The purse-seine fishery of Namibia consists largely of horse mackerel and pilchards. The latter are mainly canned within Namibia and in South Africa, and are also destined for the South African and UK markets, reports Globefish, a unit of the FAO Fisheries Dep…
Lower forecast corn yields this month reduce U.S. corn production 124 million bushels to 12.54 billion, according to the latest report from the USDA Economic Research Service.
The aquaculture industry in Spain is varied and rather well-developed with a total production of 292575 tonnes and a value of 532 million euros in 2007, writes Lara Barazi-Yeroulanos, FAO Consultant.
