The farm will be located on a 1,300-acre site in Zhongshan on the Pear River Delta in China. (Image source: JVL/Flickr)
China’s Sino Agro Food has signed a deal to build the world’s largest shrimp farm, which will produce 300,000 metric tonnes a year once completed in 20 years’ time
Vietnam’s largest shrimp producer and exporter Minh Phu Seafood has recorded a 41 per cent increase in profit in 2013
The FAO added that the developing countries continue to play a ‘major role’ in supplying world markets. (Image source: Marx Ilagan/sxc.hu)
Global production from capture fisheries and aquaculture is expected to hit a record 160mn tonnes in 2013, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced
The expected export target for 2014 is US$5.65bn. (Image source: Stephanie_Berghaeuser/sxc.hu)
Indonesia will increase exports of fish products and boost commercial fishing in an effort to expand the industry this year, Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMFA) said
All activities will be financed by South Korea via a new trust fund established at FAO. (Image source: Miguel Saavedra/sxc.hu)
South Korea has announced that it will work with the FAO for the promotion of responsible fishing and aquaculture in the developing world
