Warmwater Fish Production as a Niche Production and Market Diversification Strategy for Organic Arable Farmers, 2005-2007

DOI

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.

This is a mixed method dataset. The study is part of the Rural Economy and Land Use (RELU) programme. The research developed a small scale, warmwater production system for growing the fish, tilapia, as a diversification strategy for UK agricultural and arable farmers. A multidisciplinary approach incorporating Marketing, Public Health, Aquaculture and Entrepreneurial perspectives shaped the research which developed a "green" production system for this fish. The system utilises on-farm resources and simplified technology which can be readily adopted as a sustainable and practical approach for farmers unfamiliar with fish production, while niche market opportunities for tilapia were explored, public health and sustainability implications considered and a better understanding of the challenges that face UK farmers was gained. Research techniques used mixed methods drawn from qualitative, quantitative and case study approaches from all the disciplines involved. Further information for this study may be found through the ESRC Research Catalogue webpage: Warmwater Fish Production as a Niche Production and Market Diversification Strategy for Organic Arable Farmers.

Main Topics:

Warm water fish production, tilapia, diversification strategy, consumer attitude, public health, food safety, sustainability.

Purposive selection/case studies

Volunteer sample

Purposive selection (market stall holder and fishmonger discussions and observations; fish and tila

Face-to-face interview

Telephone interview

Observation

Focus group

Questionnaire survey

Identifier
DOI http://doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-6171-1
Metadata Access https://datacatalogue.cessda.eu/oai-pmh/v0/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_ddi25&identifier=2b4809d4fbee86e9a031941432b8e8d67e32b5180d555701ce642a1a51207f21
Provenance
Creator Little, D., University of Stirling, Institute of Aquaculture
Publisher UK Data Service
Publication Year 2009
Funding Reference Economic and Social Research Council; Natural Environment Research Council; Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
Rights Copyright D. Little, J. Young and A. Watterson; <p>The Data Collection is available to UK Data Service registered users subject to the <a href="https://ukdataservice.ac.uk/app/uploads/cd137-enduserlicence.pdf" target="_blank">End User Licence Agreement</a>.</p><p>Commercial use of the data requires approval from the data owner or their nominee. The UK Data Service will contact you.</p>
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Representation
Language English
Resource Type Text; Numeric
Discipline Economics; Social and Behavioural Sciences
Spatial Coverage Devon; Greater Glasgow; Greater London; Stirlingshire; England; Scotland