The Economic study of producing Spirulina Algae in Egyp

Abeer Farouk Mahmoud Abdel-Rehim Tammam
2017 المجلة العلمیة للإقتصاد و التجارة  
Algal production is a promising and an important field of research because of its healthy and environmental advantages as the main problem is that there is an increase in the prices of oil and natural gas and there is a need to find other alternatives, accordingly the best solution is producing Spirulina algae. The high and rapid growth rates, high oil contents and high nutritional values, high per acre yield and ability to reduce the greenhouse gas concentration in the atmosphere, easy and
more » ... p to produce locally. Spirulina has the potential to produce both food and biofuel far more rapidly and efficiently, and with a much smaller environmental footprint than conventional crops, also sustainable solution to the problem of malnutrition. This paper focuses on the economic study of producing spirulina algae and its potential production and uses in Egypt. FAO (2008), Fisheries and Aquaculture Circular No. 1034, a review on culture, production and use of Spirulina as food for humans and feeds for domestic animals and Fish, Rome, P.10 4 Kifayat Ullah and others (2014), Algal biomass as a global source of transport fuels: Overview and development perspectives, Elsevier, (2014)329-339.
doi:10.21608/jsec.2017.39990 fatcat:u2ok2f4rkzar3ooruwk26d5oa4