Blue Revolution

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The Blue Revolution is an attempt by the World Bank and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the UN , which has been ongoing since the mid-1960s, to improve the food situation - especially the supply of protein  - in developing countries. A reorientation of agricultural production towards products of fish farming or shrimp farming is envisaged. With the higher yield of fish , such as salmon , crabs , molluscs and aquatic plants, many smallholders who are burdened by high loans are hoping for an alternative to conventional agriculture . Intensive aquaculture that is not oriented towards the concept of sustainability can, however, have long and medium-term problematic consequences for the population due to the shortage or pollution of freshwater resources, pollution of the soil and due to their high land consumption , especially in coastal areas. For example, the destruction of mangrove forests due to the establishment of shrimp farms in large parts of Asia and South America is worrying . In addition, the term is used less generally for increasing the efficiency of water use through plant breeding and other measures.

literature

  • Henn, Heike: [1] & [2] Development policy evaluation of the “blue revolution”. Effects of aquaculture in India. Digital dissertation, Department of Politics and Social Science, Free University of Berlin. 2003. 374 pp., ISBN 978-3-631-51960-8

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ New internationalist, issue 234 - August 1992: The Blue Revolution ( Memento from July 31, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ Overview 2/2004: Lobby for world food - The research institute IFPRI ( Memento of October 26, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ A blue revolution to fight poverty in Africa? - Federal government supports aquaculture programs
  4. ↑ Eating behavior and environmental protection Gustavo Yánez, Germany 2002; 20 min., F., Documentary film ( Memento from May 9, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
  5. ↑ Berliner Zeitung of January 17, 2002: The blue revolution
  6. ↑ Conway, D. (2001): Book Review: The Blue Revolution: Land Use and Integrated Resource Management., Hydrological Sciences, Vol. 46, No. 4, pp. 323-4. ( Memento from February 1, 2012 in the Internet Archive )