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SPACE 2022 will be held from 13-15 September at the Rennes Exhibition Centre, France
Aquaculture at SPACE A SPACE 2022 will be held from 13-15 September at the Rennes Exhibition Centre, France
nnually, SPACE, the international livestock trade exhibition is held in the Rennes Exhibition Centre. SPACE has been hosting conferences on aquaculture However, hit by the Covid 19 pandemic for the past two for several years. On the strength of this initial success, years, in-person visits to the Expo were cancelled in SPACE now plans aquaculture to be key for French Aquaculture is the fastest growing animal prod 2020, only to return in 2021 under conditions adapted and international businesses in this shrimpfast-growing and fish farming is based in Asia, it is a Annually, SPACE, the international livestock trade exhibition is held in the Rennes Exhibition Centre. to health safety measures. There is Innov’Space which sector. Each year, more than 80 businesses aquaculture produces fromabout the80 million tonnes are also areas where the sector posts ov However, by the Covid 19inpandemic for sector. the past aquaculture two years, sector in-person to the Expo were rewards thehit latest innovations the livestock comevisits to exhibit atThere SPACE, including potential remains largely under-exploited. cancelled in 2020, only to return in 2021 under conditions adaptedintoanimal healthfeed safety There those working andmeasures. nutrition, farming Year 2022 will be its 35th anniversary and SPACE equipment, consulting, research, genetics, The volumes produced by aquaculture are exp etc. This is Innov'Space rewards the edition latest innovations in the livestock sector. estimated that farmed fish will represent a h has ambitions which to make its 2022 stronger booming sector attracts the attention isof SPACE visitors: mind, SPACE has developed some activities to than ever. It looks to engage in the challenges of 26% of French visitors and 50% of international • itinerary visitors guide for visitors. livestock farmers, bring together all the different animal • stronger visual identification of those stands o an interest in aquaculture (source: ADquation Year 2022 will be its 35th anniversary and SPACE hashave ambitions to make its 2022 edition production sectors in a forward-looking approach, 2019). Some 10% of the international visitors • two conferences (each lasting a half in 2021 than thanks ever. Ittolooks to engage in developments the challengesand of livestock farmers, bring together all the different audience, one will be in French and th and, state-of-the-art had jobs in this sector. scheduled farm tour for international visitors. innovations presented by the in exhibitors, show visitors animal production sectors a forward-looking approach, and, thanks to state-of-the-art what the livestock is really about today. Thisexhibitors, Aquaculture is the fastest growing developments andindustry innovations presented by the show visitors what the livestock industry is an industry undergoing continuous shifts as it pays animal production sector in recent is really about to today. This is an industry undergoing continuous shifts as it pays close attention to close attention consumers, adapt to meet societal years. While the bulk of shrimp demands both in terms of rearing practices and both their inand consumers, adapt to meet societal demands terms of rearing fish farming ispractices based in and Asia,their impact on impact on global climate. it is also developing in all other global climate. global regions. Global aquaculture In 2022, these challenges are rendered even more produces about 80 million tonnes complex the challenges conflict in Ukraine, alarming climate In 2022, by these are rendered even more complex by and the conflict in Ukraine, of animals 30 million tonnes alarming conditions due to drought, the avian influenza crisis, of plants each year. There are also climate conditions due to drought, the avian influenza crisis, the soaring costs of raw materials and the soaring costs of raw materials and the rising costs areas where the sector posts over theenergy, rising costs of energy, fertilisers Within10% thisgrowth, unstable overall climate, food sovereignty of fertilisers and feed. Withinand this feed. unstable particularly in Africa, overall climate, food sovereignty has become a major where the potential remains largely sector has become a major concern. During the Covid pandemic, players in the agricultural concern. During the Covid pandemic, players in the under-exploited. demonstrated theirdemonstrated strength by making sure thebyfood supply chain continued to function for the agricultural sector their strength country’s population. making sure the food supply chain continued to The volumes produced by function for the country’s population. aquaculture are expected to continue to grow in the coming Currently, farmers farmers are are again again faced as certain areas of the world are Currently, faced with with numerous numerous challenges years, and it is estimated that challenges certain of the worldand are shortages. confronted The confrontedaswith theareas risk of famine FARM initiative supported by the European farmed fish will represent a higher with the risk of famine and shortages. The FARM volume than capture fisheries. With Union and France is a response to the food security challenge at hand. Its goal is to encourage the initiative supported by the European Union and France this in mind, SPACE has developed agricultural to produce enough toat sustain relations and emergency food assistance in is a response sector to the food security challenge hand. Itstrade some activities to showcase the goal is to encourage the agricultural sector to produce the coming weeks, without losing sight as local foodaquaculture production sector: is a priority. enough to sustain trade relations and emergency food • itinerary guide for visitors. assistance in the coming weeks, without losing sight • visual identification of those As local of May 18,production organisersisannounced 1060 offering exhibitors, comprising 318 exhibitors as food a priority. that there will bestands relevant solutions. from 37 countries. Some 185 are new exhibitors. • two conferences (each lasting a As of May 18, organisers announced that there will half day) scheduled on September13. To reach a be 1060 exhibitors, comprising 318 exhibitors from wide audience, one will be in French and the other Aquaculture at SPACE 37 countries. Some 185 are new exhibitors. in English. www.space.fr
SPACE has been hosting conferences on aquaculture for several years. On the strength of this initial success, SPACE now plans aquaculture to be key for French and international businesses in this fastgrowing sector. Each year, more than 80 businesses from the aquaculture sector come to exhibit at July/August AQUA Culture Asiaworking Pacific SPACE, 2022 including those in animal feed and nutrition, farming equipment, consulting,
