Difference between revisions of "Spirulina Micro Farming"
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To make micro farming profitable, you need a cheap source of feed for your animals. Due to globalisation, the local price of animal feed is determined on the world market. To be able to compete with industrialized farms, micro farmers need feed at a price that is lower than the world market price for animal feed. | To make micro farming profitable, you need a cheap source of feed for your animals. Due to globalisation, the local price of animal feed is determined on the world market. To be able to compete with industrialized farms, micro farmers need feed at a price that is lower than the world market price for animal feed. | ||
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The price of local animal feed includes the costs for: | The price of local animal feed includes the costs for: | ||
* harvesting | * harvesting | ||
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* a profit for the go-betweens | * a profit for the go-betweens | ||
* transportation (multiple) | * transportation (multiple) | ||
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Using home-grown spirulina for animal feed, all the costs above are eliminated. | Using home-grown spirulina for animal feed, all the costs above are eliminated. | ||
* The spirulina is not harvested, as it is consumed by the animals directly, without any intervention | * The spirulina is not harvested, as it is consumed by the animals directly, without any intervention | ||
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* Farming spirulina is profitable when reducing the costs of animal feed | * Farming spirulina is profitable when reducing the costs of animal feed | ||
* There are no transportation costs whatsoever, as the spirulina is consumed on the spot | * There are no transportation costs whatsoever, as the spirulina is consumed on the spot | ||
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What are the optimal conditions for spirulina micro farming? | What are the optimal conditions for spirulina micro farming? | ||
* Maximum daylight exposure, as in equatorial countries | * Maximum daylight exposure, as in equatorial countries | ||
* The (year around) temperature range for optimum Spirulina growth is 30 to 35°C.[http://link.springer.com/article/10.1023/A:1009233230706#page-1] | * The (year around) temperature range for optimum Spirulina growth is 30 to 35°C.[http://link.springer.com/article/10.1023/A:1009233230706#page-1] | ||
Revision as of 10:34, 30 December 2018
To make micro farming profitable, you need a cheap source of feed for your animals. Due to globalisation, the local price of animal feed is determined on the world market. To be able to compete with industrialized farms, micro farmers need feed at a price that is lower than the world market price for animal feed.
Price
The price of local animal feed includes the costs for:
- harvesting
- processing (to protect the crop against moulds etc)
- a profit for the farmer
- a profit for the go-betweens
- transportation (multiple)
Eliminated Costs
Using home-grown spirulina for animal feed, all the costs above are eliminated.
- The spirulina is not harvested, as it is consumed by the animals directly, without any intervention
- The spirulina is not processed, but rather consumed in its original, raw state
- Farming spirulina is profitable when reducing the costs of animal feed
- There are no transportation costs whatsoever, as the spirulina is consumed on the spot
Optimal Conditions
What are the optimal conditions for spirulina micro farming?
- Maximum daylight exposure, as in equatorial countries
- The (year around) temperature range for optimum Spirulina growth is 30 to 35°C.[1]
