Game

Reindeer

Fish

Aquaculture

Economics and society


	Natural resources		Food production

Game-, Reindeer- and AquaFood Research Program – GRAF :


»	Consumer needs and expectations in the global markets

»	Healthy, tasty, and high-quality food products

»	Diverse and sustainable food production

»	Changes in livelihoods and business sector competitiveness


»	Projects
	•	Developing Reindeer husbandry and Reindeer meat market
	•	Markets for products of captive fisheries
	•	BENEFISH – the economic impact of the welfare of fish in European fish farming
	•	Development of fish product quality research
	•	Effects of live-chilling on product quality
	•	Regulating the sexual maturity of rainbow trout in food fish production
	•	Improving fish quality
	•	The quality of European whitefish in the supply chain
	•	Electric stunning of vendace
	•	Action plan for sustainable aquaculture in Åland
	•	Effects of location guidance on the fish farming economy
	•	Environmental investment in fish farming
	•	Diversifying aquaculture
	•	Research on the selective breeding of whitefish
	•	Research on production biology
	•	New wave
	•	Software for assessing the profitability of fish farming
	•	Economic success factors of the reindeer husbandry
	•	Fish Consumption and the Catering Sector

Software for assessing the profitability of fish farming

This project produces computer software designed for both family-based fish farmers and larger companies to use in their production planning and profitability calculations. The product is based on results and models that have been used and verified in the field of research for years. The main focus in developing the software is to help the companies improve their competitiveness.

The goal of the project

The project had two main objectives. First, it developed user-friendly software for fish farming companies for use in their production planning and financial calculations. Second, in 2007 it organized short courses for entrepreneurs on the use of the program. Today, the software is widely used by the Finnish aquaculture industry.

Results

Two computer programs (Microsoft Excel) and their instruction manuals were completed. The programs are available on CD and on the Internet.

Scientist in charge of project

Jari Setälä
Turku Game and Fisheries Research
Itäinen Pitkäkatu 3, FIN- 20520-Turku, Finland
Phone: +358 205 751 682
e-mail: firstname.lastname@rktl.fi

Other research staff: Markus Kankainen

Cooperation: Finnish Fish Farmers’ Association

Duration: 2006–2007

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