Business overview
Background of this project
In recent years, the demand for aquaculture as a food supply method is increasing due to the increase in the world population and the economic development of emerging countries.Aquaculture production of fish and shellfish is rapidly increasing worldwide, and the aquaculture industry using exotic species (such as tilapia and vannamei shrimp) is making a major contribution in developing countries.However, the aquaculture of alien species has already caused problems in some areas, such as competition with wild species and genetic disruption caused by escaped individuals.
Therefore, in this project (SATREPS*), we will develop technology to cultivate Asian sea bass and banana shrimp native to Southeast Asia (house fish), aiming to build a sustainable and environmentally friendly "Kitchen of the world".
World Population Growth and Expectations for Aquaculture Production
According to a report by the International Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), etc., the demand for marine products is expected to continue to increase in 2007, and an increase in the production of aquaculture is expected.However, it is believed that the current increase will not be able to sufficiently cover future demand, and further increases in production through aquaculture are expected, which has become a global issue.
Expectations for aquaculture production in Thailand and Southeast Asia
Thailand is a leading country in fisheries science in Southeast Asia and is geographically located in the center of Southeast Asia.Thailand will further solidify its leadership position in Southeast Asia as a major power in the field of fisheries by demonstrating successful examples of joint research on this subject to the countries of Southeast Asia, and create a global ripple effect in terms of increased food production. There is expected.
*About SATREPS
This project is jointly implemented by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The research is carried out with the support of the 3-XNUMX year research program "SATREPS (International Science and Technology Cooperation Program for Global Scale)."
