CPF builds “Aquaculture 5.0” shrimp farm in the USACharoen Pokphand Foods PCL (CPF) is developing a new “Aquaculture 5.0” shrimp farm in the USA. The farm can culture shrimp anywhere, anytime of year, with complete biosecurity and zero waste discharge. “Homegrown shrimp, our subsidiary in the USA, uses technologies that can culture shrimp anywhere in the world in any season.”He added that while shrimp farms are normally located nearby coastal areas, Homegrown shrimp farm takes an unconventional approach. Although operating the aquaculture farm on an inland, it has total independence from the ocean, operating instead with artificial sea water created by blending locally-sourced fresh water with salt. This enables shrimp culture at the optimum temperature of 30◦ Celsius year-round regardless of the outside temperature.

Source: Bangkok Post July 21, 2020 09:45 UTC