Biotechnology of Mono-Sex Freshwater Prawn
Mission
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To revolutionise the prawn farming industry.
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Become a world leader in fresh water prawn supply.
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Apply cutting edge broodstock management and innovative technologies to prawn farming.
What we know:
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More than 400,000 tons(1) of Freshwater prawns, worth US$6.9 billlion(2), are consumed globally each year.
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Industry growth over the decade has been steady at 27.4%(3)
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Malaysia is unable to meet demand due to inadequate production volume(3)
The solution - All Male Giant Prawns:
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100% male broodstock
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Virus and pathogen resistant
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Traditional cross breeding techniques only, no GMOs!
All male harvests can result in 3x larger harvests(4), grow to harvest size in 4 months (compared to 9 months typically) which can net the average farmer up to 134% yield per year(5).
[1] Fisheries Global information System : Macrobrachium rosenbergii
[2] Rodale Institution,
[3] Aquaculture Research,2005,Michale Bernerd New, European Aquaculture Society
[4] Nair et all 2006
[5] Thai Shrimp association
