Scotland has high hopes for hemp-based salmon feed ingredients

The UK producer of hemp is taking its first steps into the aquaculture sector and has already had positive discussions with some of Scotland’s major seafood producers and feed manufacturers.

'The process could be scaled up very quickly and we could see an entirely new UK-based supply chain for fish feed emerging in the near future,' said Suneet Shivaprasad, managing director and co-founder of Rare Earth Global. — 'The process could be scaled up very quickly and we could see an entirely new UK-based supply chain for fish feed emerging in the near future,' said Suneet Shivaprasad, managing director and co-founder of Rare Earth Global.Photo: Rare Earth Global

Dominic Welling

Published 22 August 2022, 18:56Updated 22 August 2022, 18:56

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