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Typical farms of German aquaculture
Project
Project code: TI-FI-08-PID2243
Contract period: 01.07.2019
- 31.03.2021
Purpose of research: Inventory & Assessment
While the global aquaculture production is steadily increasing, a stagnation of the German aquaculture sector can be observed. What are the main drivers behind these regional differences? Researchers from the Thünen Institute are now working on answers to this question.
The world population is increasing. In this context, there is a growing need for animal protein. Fish products are a good provider of animal protein along with important fatty acids. For this reason, there is an expanding market for fish and other aquatic products. Fisheries alone cannot meet this rising demand, and the increased needs have resulted in a global growth of aquaculture. Fish farming has become the fastest growing branch of food production. In Germany an opposing trend is evident: German aquaculture production has been stagnating for years with numbers of aquaculture farms declining. Without knowing the drivers behind this development, measures for counteraction cannot be identified. Therefore, the objective of this research project is to analyze the factors determining the economic situation of the German aquaculture sector. Up to now, only little data is available regarding the economic situation of the German aquaculture sector. This data is not sufficient as a starting point for the identification of needs for action and the development of measures to increase the production of aquatic organisms in Germany. Hence, the aim of the research project “Typical farms of German aquaculture” is to provide a better data basis for the economic analysis of the German aquaculture sector. This will be achieved through the development of a network of so-called typical farms. “Typical farms” are virtual datasets containing information about prices, volumes and costs that can be seen as representative for farms of a certain size in a specific region. These datasets allow a microeconomic illustration of the German trout and carp production.
Section overview
Subjects
- Pond fisheries
- Agricultural Sociology
- Agroeconomics
- Mariculture
