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October 01, 2006 Like so many Ecuadorian shrimp producers, BioCentinela was hit hard by the crippling bout of White Spot Syndrome that ravaged farm after farm in 1999. But unlike most of the disease's survivors, BioCentinela didn't return to its former production; instead, as company president Javier Barragan puts it, the business decided to 'seize the moment’ and move into organics. After several ... |
May 10, 2006 Naturland is accredited by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and operates under International Federation of Organic Aquaculture Movements (IFOAM) guidelines. It has lent its green and white certification seal to 38,000 farmers or cooperative groups throughout the world. Naturland boasts a roster of more than 50 certified seafood operations. The group is helping farmers in India’s coastal area of Andhra ... |
August 23, 2005 Brandon Sun and Shailesh Makharia didn't know much about shrimp before they went to South America this summer, but they do now. The two Eller MBA students - both starting their second year this fall - traveled to the town of Guayaquil, Ecuador to work on a feasibility study for a local shrimp farm wanting to cease sending their catch to ... |
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January 12, 2005 BioCentinela, one of the world's leading producers of organic shrimp, has again demonstrated its commitment to responsible aquaculture by obtaining Best Aquaculture Practices certification through ACC. BioCentinela's mission is to market premium-branded organic aquaculture products utilizing an environmentally safe production process while engaging in new technology development and maintaining high standards of client service. High-quality standards and 20 years of experience ... |
December 15, 2004 Established in 2002, BioCentinela is one of the first companies worldwide dedicated to the production and export of organically certified saltwater shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) and has one of the only two certified organic larvae labs in Ecuador. The company is well-positioned to take advantage of the emerging market with this niche product. BioCentinela is certified by Naturland e.V., a German-based organic ... |
June 14, 2004 When Javier Barragan looks out over the shrimp hatchery his company BioCentinela operates on Ecuador's Peninsula de Santa Elena, his view not only encompasses the site of production of 30 million shrimp larvae per month, but also a distinct but invisible feedback process that is enriching the local ecosystem. The hatchery -- as well as BioCentinela's four farms where the ... |
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March 24, 2004 In early June, a number of companies from across Latin America will square off in a competition unlike any other. The annual New Ventures Investor Forum in Lima, Peru will pit ten environmentally savvy companies against each other in the hopes that several of them may attract interest from one of the investors attending the event. A company selling bamboo products ... |
