Sustainable Supply-Chain

[Tracing the Supply] How is shrimp made? - Lyn Nanticha Ocharoenchai

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Thailand is one of the world’s largest exporters of seafood. As the world-leading supplier of shrimp, it has turned from the fishery industry to expanding into aquaculture. However, land-based shrimp farming presents a vast array of social and environmental implications, which consumers locally as well as internationally are largely unaware of. Join Lynn and her friends to trace the shrimp supply chain, from the very beginning to being served on our plates.

This video was produced by Lynn Nanticha Ocharoenchai and supported by Heinrich Böll Stiftung Southeast Asia Regional Office.

 

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