AQUACULTURE can make a significant and sustainable contribution to feeding the world in 2050. That’s the conclusion of a booklet published by fish feed giant Nutreco.
To succeed, say the contributors, aquaculture must be developed in a responsible manner. The booklet features introductory texts from the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and World Wildlife Fund (WWF), which lead on to sections on the challenges, the potential role and the opportunities for aquaculture as a provider of protein for the population of the earth in 40 years time.
Wout Dekker, Nutreco chief executive, said: “We addressed the challenge for agriculture in our 2010 Feeding the Future booklet. Aquaculture has an equivalent challenge; contributing to the doubling of food production while halving the footprint. Seafood is widely appreciated as tasty and excellent nutrition. However, the ocean fisheries cannot increase yields without destroying the fish stocks on which they depend. Aquaculture must bridge the gap between fisheries and global demand.”
All stages of the aquaculture value chain are represented, from fishmeal and fish oil production through to fish processing and retailing, with top industry contributors at each stage. They are joined by politicians from China and the EU, industry organisations and academics. In his concluding remarks, Knut Nesse, the executive vice-president of Nutreco Aquaculture/Skretting Group, said: “Aquaculture can deliver seafood that is healthy and delicious. By ensuring we keep sustainability central in the growth of aquaculture we will open oceans of opportunity.”
Click here to download the booklet.
This blog is written by Martin Little The Aquaculturists, published and supported by the International Aquafeed Magazine from Perendale Publishers.
To succeed, say the contributors, aquaculture must be developed in a responsible manner. The booklet features introductory texts from the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and World Wildlife Fund (WWF), which lead on to sections on the challenges, the potential role and the opportunities for aquaculture as a provider of protein for the population of the earth in 40 years time.
Wout Dekker, Nutreco chief executive, said: “We addressed the challenge for agriculture in our 2010 Feeding the Future booklet. Aquaculture has an equivalent challenge; contributing to the doubling of food production while halving the footprint. Seafood is widely appreciated as tasty and excellent nutrition. However, the ocean fisheries cannot increase yields without destroying the fish stocks on which they depend. Aquaculture must bridge the gap between fisheries and global demand.”
All stages of the aquaculture value chain are represented, from fishmeal and fish oil production through to fish processing and retailing, with top industry contributors at each stage. They are joined by politicians from China and the EU, industry organisations and academics. In his concluding remarks, Knut Nesse, the executive vice-president of Nutreco Aquaculture/Skretting Group, said: “Aquaculture can deliver seafood that is healthy and delicious. By ensuring we keep sustainability central in the growth of aquaculture we will open oceans of opportunity.”
Click here to download the booklet.
This blog is written by Martin Little The Aquaculturists, published and supported by the International Aquafeed Magazine from Perendale Publishers.
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