Gaining market insights for aquaponically produced vegetables in Kenya

Bart van Gorcum; Simon Goddek; Karel J. Keesman

doi:10.1007/s10499-019-00379-1

Gaining market insights for aquaponically produced vegetables in Kenya

Bart van Gorcum, Simon Goddek^*, Karel J. Keesman

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Abstract

Aquaponics is a promising technique which enables continuous pesticide-free food production in arid regions. Substantial research has been done with respect to aquaponics technologies and production. However, the demand side of the market has not been investigated in much detail yet. This exploratory study analysed the Nairobian market for aquaponically produced foods. Interviews provided data to get some first insights into the market prices and customers’ perception of aquaponically produced food products. Results showed that the majority of the interviewees claim to be willing to pay more for aquaponically produced food products.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1231-1237
Journal	Aquaculture International
Volume	27
Issue number	5
Early online date	10 May 2019
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10499-019-00379-1
Publication status	Published - Oct 2019

Keywords

Agriculture
Aquaponics
Integrated agriculture
Kenya
Market research
Organic agriculture

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