Contemporary Aquaculture Technologies : Fish Markets and Export - Armenia
Fish farming has been carried out for centuries and is essentially fairly simple. It becomes a challenge when it is used for commerce. This brochure highlights the major complications associated with intensive and cost-efficient fish farming. In Ar...
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| Format: | Report |
| Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC
2017
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/109461495523783662/Contemporary-aquaculture-technologies-fish-markets-and-export-Armenia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28081 |
| Summary: | Fish farming has been carried out for
centuries and is essentially fairly simple. It becomes a
challenge when it is used for commerce. This brochure
highlights the major complications associated with intensive
and cost-efficient fish farming. In Armenia, there are a
number of pro and cons to its relationship with fish
farming. Armenia has abundant clean water sources. The water
has limited suspended solids and little to no dissolved
nitrogen. The effect of urbanization is also very limited,
and water availability varies based on geographic location.
However, Armenia’s geographical location presents a
challenge. Feed, eggs, and equipment have to be imported,
mainly from the United States (U.S.) and European Union
(EU), which adds extra transportation costs that have
significant impact especially on the cost of feed. To obtain
a competitive farm gate price, several topics have to be
addressed and are discussed in this report, along with
common perspectives of fish farming. |
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