The blue revolution is an attempt of the World Bank and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the UN current since center of the 90's to get the economic problems in the developing countries into the grasp. A restructuring of agricultural production is considered by conventional agricultural products to products of the maritime fish or shrimp breed. By the higher yield at fish, cancers, soft animals and aquatic plants many expect loaded Kleinbauern an alternative to the conventional agriculture by high credits. Critical observers mean however that this measure is the overfishing of the seas to only compensate and the need of the western world at food from the sea into the hands play.

Consequences

In order to adapt to this development, many farmers converted their rice fields e.g. into shrimp and Muschelzuchten. In addition earth barriers had to be piled up at the edges of field, so that a basin can develop. Usually enormous, was put on denationalized breed pond plants those e.g. to the victim fell. After six to eight years water and soil are however exhausted, which must surfaces are given up (moving economy).

In sea proximity whole coast regions were sold to Dumpingpreisen at shrimp breeders and denationalized and enclosed areas, which could use adjacents resident before still for fish and shell catch. Could not follow to Fischer to their daily work thereby any longer, became unemployed and to carry with their drift into the cities for the urbanization of the developing countries.

Beyond that the ecological consequences were not harmless, because formerly still intact coast regions fish existence decreased/went back and water and soils by and antibiotics were contaminated. Thus again the soil will salt, with which the traditional base of life of the population disappears. In addition it comes that formerly natural breakwaters with basins were covered and now storm tides and clearing away country the consequence are. Also the base of life lets spoil.

Altogether the blue revolution is more a Billigparadies for industrialized countries than an economic chance for the developing countries. So a traditionally managed Mangrovenhain can nourish approximately ten families, while a large shrimp breed plant only some few jobs offers 100-500 hectares. In addition a farm does not throw much money off by high fodder and chemical costs and in such a way is this sea business for the breeders altogether a minus under the line.

The industrielle breed today a third of world-wide shrimp production constitutes, of Thailand exports exists today to 96% from bred sea inhabitants. There are bred shrimps today about five times more than still 1984.

See also

• Becomes green revolution
• Genetic engineering
• Agriculture in developing countries

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