Insights from a cutting-edge catfish RAS
Many industry experts argue that RAS facilities can only be profitable if they produce high value species, but the success of the Foolen family suggests otherwise. They have been farming catfish in the Netherlands for two generations and are making decisions now with a view towards the lives and livelihoods of their children. It’s an uplifting story to usher in the new year.
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Supplier and exporter of aquatic feed in Iran.
1 年Hello, good time. I am the commercial and sales manager of the Aquatic Feed Factory. I will be happy if we can cooperate
Global Sales, Strategy, Product Development and Marketing of Animal Health and Nutrition Products. Representing Primary Producers of Ingredients used in Animal Nutrition.
1 年I can’t believe no one has commented on the use of “Dutch Courage” in the headline:)
sale executive at ARKA TRADING COMPANY
1 年hello and greetings !! I wanted to follow up a link published by your team : https://thefishsite.com/articles/china-to-end-covid-19-tests-on-frozen-meat-and-seafood
I have repeatedly mentioned how dangerous are the business oriented aquatic foods "certification" (a sort of must diploma to enter the corporation) and her twin the aquaculture welfare. I know hundreds of aquatic farmers in rural and urban slums that make their daily living expenses from 1 or 2 culturing tanks. Where practices and husbandry are so high compared to commercial standards that any aquaculture CEO from top elite university will feel shane because his arrogant ignorance. Aquatic farming aiming the food supply to local consumers do not need of diplomas, the are the best, beyond the silly sustainability seafood global trade. Where ASC try to get a lazy way to make easy money. By the way, Clarias fish is not a demanding farming specie all aspects very easy to do. Using RAS should run steady and smooth year-round.
Vannamei shrimp aquaculture industry pioneer. Subject matter expert. Global consultant - vertical integrations, semi-intensive to super-intensive (RAS), value chain, processing, markets, futures. Innovation & technology.
1 年Shame that ASC (a private certification body) has such a stranglehold on the Dutch seafood supermarkets. Less choice, higher prices. Surely this is anti-competitive but not so for the supermarkets...hope this thinking stays firmly in the Dutch supermarkets for Dutch consumers.