EIT Food AgTech Academy – Modern technologies in aquaculture

The partners of the AgTech Academy project, members of the EIT Food Food Knowledge and Innovation Community, developed a strategy to support food producers and processors in implementing such technologies in their enterprises, and thus prepare them for operation in a modern food production system.

During the “EIT Food AgTech Academy” workshops organized by the Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences, the issues of modern aquaculture were discussed during the POLFISH fair. Experts presented new trends and existing technological solutions in fish farms in Poland, including innovative water recirculation systems and production methods based on aquaponics. Practical aspects of using the technology of long-term semen storage in hatchery practice for better egg quality and higher economic benefits were discussed. In addition, participants learned techniques for creating interspecies hybrids in aquaculture that are more resistant to disease and more tolerant to high temperatures. There was also a training on the use of ultrasound examination in sex detection and determination of the abrasion condition of spawners.