How shrimp producers – and those who provide their feeds – can remain solvent during a time of rock-bottom shrimp prices and record feed costs will form the crux of many of the discussions in the feed session at the forthcoming Global Shrimp Forum.
The use of insect-based aquafeed ingredients – and potentially diversification into insect farming itself – could offer valuable opportunities for India’s small-scale aquaculture producers.
The second half of 2023 could be “the most challenging period for global aquaculture since the peak of the pandemic in 2020”, while for the shrimp sector it could be the toughest period since the outbreak of EMS in 2011.
Aquanzo, a startup that plans to farm Artemia in land-based systems for the aquafeed market, recently raised £1.2 million to help them to upscale their production.
A comparison of hard data and anecdotal evidence from the world’s key shrimp producing and consuming regions will be the subject of a special two-part plenary session at this year’s Global Shrimp Forum.
Access to a growing array of recent and emerging technologies offers hope for breeding shrimp which are either faster growing or more resistant to specific diseases, but the performance of improved lines in pond production may often fall short of expectations.…
Houdek, formerly known as Prairie Aquatech, is improving the digestibility and sustainability of soybean meal in order to support the aquafeed industry’s limited supply of fishmeal.
eFishery is the first aquaculture startup to reach a valuation of over $1 billion. This should open the floodgates for meaningful investment in the industry, according to Amy Novogratz – co-founder and managing partner of Aqua-Spark*.
Ten years after returning to Vietnam, Loc Tran, founder and CEO of ShrimpVet, is looking for ways to help farmers adopt more progressive and efficient practices in order to survive the current downturn in shrimp prices.
Attempts to improve access to disease-free shrimp juveniles – and clamp down on illegal imports – in Bangladesh show promise, but the sector still has a long way to go.*
