"Aquaculture, not the Internet, represents the most promising investment opportunity of the 21st Century."
- Peter Drucker, Management Expert & Economist
2016-06-02
First Japanese land-based shrimp farm
Tokyo-based Nippon Suisan Kaisha (Nissui) has decided to build its first land-based vannamei fanning facility in southern Japan.
Nissui will invest around JPY 421 million into the project, to be based at a 30,000 square-meter
site in Minami Kyshu City, and initially produce around 200 metric tons per year.
The company plans to sell the shrimp into the sashimi and sushi sectors at home under the
brand name Shirahime Ebi (white prince shrimp).
The company will begin construction of a 480 square-meter pond after the rainy season is
over in early July. The company aims to begin the operation as early as this November and run
a total of three ponds in the future.
Nissui has developed land-based farming technology at its Oita Marine Research Center; this
is its first project on commercial basis.
The company says it may expand its project across the country if the pilot proves
commercially viable.
Japan currently imports around 100,000 metric tons of vannamei each year from China and SE-Asia.
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