Acronym ASEM-AQUACULTURE09
Category
Aquaculture
Title ASEM Aquaculture Platform Programme FP7
Instrument (FP6)
Contact Type (FP7)
Strand (Interreg)
FP7 - Coordination (or Networking) Actions
Theme (FP7)
Activity Area (FP6)
Regional Area (Interreg)
Action (COST)
KBBE – Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Biotechnology
Specific Programme (FP7)
Cooperation
Funding source European Coordinator Jean Dhont Coordinator email jean.dhont@ugent.be
Coordinator institution
UGent - Ghent University (Belgium)
Institutions involved
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Start year 2009 End year 2013 Funding (€) € 997,502 Website https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/245020 Summary This proposal builds on the outputs of the ASEM Aquaculture Platform, established in 2003 as an EU-Asia framework for dialogue, networking and continuing coordination for sustainable aquaculture development. From 2003-2006, 6 expert workshops targeted key topics (Disease & Health management, Biodiversity & Ecological impacts, Breeding & Domestication, Education, Food safety & Legislation, Food security) and yielded valuable recommendations on future directions in research, production and trade. With increasingly critical demands on aquaculture for food supply and food security, income and employment, the vulnerability of the natural resource issues involved, and the important gains to be realised through developing stronger scientific and economic partnerships between the two regions, the aim is to move more pro-actively into effective policy, into formulation of joint research goals, and into outcomes which contribute to Millennium Development and related goals. The project s major aim is to reconcile ecosystem and economic system demands to consolidate concepts of sustainability in aquaculture development in both regions. Specific actions include: validation of earlier recommendations; translating priority recommendations into concrete actions; facilitate industry interaction between the two regions; build and exchange knowledge and its application. The common denominator of the actions is the concerted effort to initiate joint EU-Asia processes which have impact on research excellence, contributing realistically and effectively to good production practice, improved governance, fair trade, social equity and sustainability. In developing these, the ASEM Aquaculture Platform will strengthen opportunities for the EU aquaculture sector to derive value from its technological and structural assets, and develop valuable trade partnerships, using the driver of import product quality to improve product quality and value in both markets.
(1) To formalise the link between the Asian and European aquaculture industry; (2) To validate and develop workshop outcomes, with particular emphasis on strengthening opportunities for small producers and vulnerable stakeholder groups in Asia; (3) Within the program framework to carry out AqASEM1 recommendations, harmonise research aims and stimulate technology and market innovation in both regions, linked with a common research agenda building value from the advanced research position of the EU; (4) To support the harmonisation of Asian aquaculture education and assess strengths and limitations against the sector's R&D needs; (5) To exchange technological innovations and strengthen cooperation in complementary initiatives by cross-linking between European and Asian networks & organisations; (6) To engage with, widen and strengthen communication with society-at-large concerning features, issues and objectives of a framework for sustainable aquaculture.
Keywords
Sustainability;
Food quality;
Aquaculture industry;
Food safety;
Technology;
Food products;
Market;
Aquaculture development;
Marine Region
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