Ecological Freshwater Farming for the Twenty First Century
In our latest article, Laurence Hutchinson gives us an insight into some of the untapped potential that he believes lie within our lakes, streams and wetland areas. Aquaculture embraces not only the production of fish and other aquatic species, but also the plants that can provide a source of food.
Developments in modern fish farming techniques have produced an industry, which like some land-based forms of farming, have become highly industrialised and with that intensification, have also become heavily reliant upon resource-hungry inputs.
Over the coming months and years, water is going to become an increasingly important consideration in food production and land use. The sustainable production of food from aquaculture may well become an important integral part of many future farming systems.
Further reading
Food Ethics, the magazine of the Food Ethics Council, devotes its latest issue to an analysis of the current state of fish production and consumption and looks at some of the opportunities for change. www.foodethicscouncil.org