La qualité en aquaculture : un enjeu dans la concurrence internationale

Despite its youth, aquaculture is an activity which is definitely subjected to the rules of international trade. The dependence on natural conditions is the first cause for the existence of national or regional comparative advantages. But both economic and institutional environment have to be taken into account when listing the assets or constraints of a location for implementing aquaculture. Aquaculture has to look for sources of competitiveness in quality, which includes not only freshness and good taste but also adequation to the increasing diversity of the demand, and in the control of the market chain. A quality process requires better control of the production factors and reduction of the dependency on natural environment