Descrizione del progetto
Aziende di acquacoltura sostenibile
La domanda di pesce sta incrementando sia nell’UE che in tutto il resto del mondo. L’acquacoltura, pertanto, rappresenta una soluzione ottimale per rispondere alle attuali esigenze del mercato. Il progetto SilGen, finanziato dall’UE, sta sviluppando un sistema di acquacoltura che garantirà la produzione di massa di pesce di alta qualità grazie a una tecnologia sostenibile. In questo senso verranno istituite tre aziende pilota di acquacoltura caratterizzate dall’implementazione di diversi fattori, quali standardizzazione tecnologica, protocolli operativi per diverse condizioni ambientali, gestione aziendale, formulazione avanzata dei mangimi e ottimizzazione delle specie, nonché azioni preparatorie a livello di marketing e commerciale. Alla fine, il progetto aiuterà l’UE a ridurre il proprio impatto ambientale in modo significativo.
Obiettivo
There is a large and constantly growing consumer demand for fish in the EU and worldwide, yet natural waters are on the edge of overfishing and capture fisheries cannot satisfy market need. Aquaculture production is the only way to go, but EU is characterised by a fragmented approach and is thus not able to compete well with global competitors, covering more than half of its consumption from imports.
SilGen offers a complete system of highly efficient aquaculture for mass production of premium quality fish that is guaranteed free of contaminants. The technology is highly sustainable, can be operated under any geographical and climatic conditions, and offers 200% productivity vs traditional methods.
SilGen builds on the novel opportunity offered by the comprehensive package of a newly domesticated predatory species of the native European catfish, scientifically formulated feed, and an elaborate production technology that has been perfected over a decade, now ready for deployment.
However, marketing a complex novel package is a bold, disruptive step, translating to risk for initial adopters. Therefore 3 demonstrator farms will be piloted, establishing technology reference, market replication, and commercial bridgehead position.
The real-life piloting will feature tech standardisation, operational protocols for different environmental conditions, business management, advanced feed formulation and species optimisation, as well as marketing and commercial preparatory actions.
SilGen will be commercialised under a franchise brand, ensuring investment-light fast growth and strong scalability, to be executed by a joint venture of consortium members in ‘SilGen International’.
Beyond the economic gains and global perspective, the transformative technology has the power to resolve structural limits of the European fish supply sector and drive consumer habits towards high quality, healthy, local produce, alleviating EU reliance on imports and environmental footprint.
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