Peter Lengyel Ministry of Agriculture, Hungary · A Hungarian success story 7% 2001 12% 2008 19%...

Peter Lengyel

Ministry of Agriculture,

Hungary

Regional workshop „Central and Eastern Europe: A hub for freshwater aquaculture”Pordenone, Italy, 14 February 2019

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African catfish production in Hungary

An unlikely favourite

Conservative consumers, low fish consumption

Suspicious name – „does it come from Africa”?

Suspicious appearance

Factors of success

Production biology

Environmental conditions

Gastronomic quality

Processing, marketing, promotion

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Biology

Air breathing

High tolerance to ammonia and low oxygen levels

Good tolerance to crowding

Small area needed

Good disease resistance

Need for warm water

Good food conversion

Fast growth

Out-of-season reproduction

Hybrid with good properties

400 kg/m3

Geography

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Good product

Good filleting yield

Boneless meat

Neutral taste

Relatively low price

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Szarvas-Fish Ltd.

Established in 1993

About 2/3 of total Hungarian production

Pioneering African catfish production

Key role in building the market for African catfish

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Processing

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Building the market

Getting tosupermarkets

Promotion events

Food truck

Promotion film: https://vimeo.com/234359758

Angling market

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Potential for further growth

No sign of market saturation

Rich geothermal resources

Development of intensiveaquaculture is a strategicpriority

EMFF funds available

Genetic material, know-how and extension available

Limiting factors

Water fees

Water quality issues

Disposal of thermal water

Way forward

Diversification of the use of geothermal waters foraquaculture

Flow-through

Rearing of high-value

species (wels, zander)Suitable for other species

RAS

Limited water or

low temperature RAS

Water

quality

Suitable for African

catfish rearing

African

catfish

Sufficient water

Flow-through

Unsuitable even for African catfish

rearing but high temperature

RASHigh-value fish

African catfish

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