How shrimp farmers can gain tangible benefits from reducing their carbon footprints is one of the key themes at the climate session of this year’s Global Shrimp Forum.
The Shrimp Tech project, a collaboration between Dutch and Vietnamese partners, aims to help Vietnam’s struggling shrimp sector compete in the global markets by promoting sustainable farming practices.
Reducing the harvest weight of tilapia is proving commercially astute and boosting food security in Africa – according to the continent’s largest producer, Victory Farms.
The seaweed sector could dramatically reduce costs and improve operational efficiencies if – like the space sector – it did more of the work from the comfort and safety of shore bases, according to Joyeeta Das, CEO of Samudra Oceans.
Although aquaculture production is becoming the fastest contributor to the food sector, the Caribbean has seen slower growth and accounts for less than 1 percent of global aquaculture production.
At a time when the shrimp sector shows signs of increasing consolidation, Gorjan Nikolik prepares to speak to some of the key architects of the industry's biggest mergers and acquisitions.
