Latin American & Caribbean Aquaculture 2025

October 7 - 9, 2025

Puerto Varas, Chile

ECONOMIC VIABILITY OF NILE TILAPIA IN A BIOFLOC TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM IN SOUTHERN BRAZIL

Gabriel A. Bezerra1, Dara C. Pires1, André L. Watanabe2, Celso C. Buglione Neto2, Alex J. da Silva Cardoso1, Hamilton Hisano1*

 

1Embrapa Meio Ambiente , 2Iaipu Binacional . *hamilton.hisano@embrapa.br



The growing demand for sustainable aquaculture has driven the adoption of biofloc technology (BFT) system, which offers high productivity and reduced environmental impact. However, economic feasibility studies for Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus ) production in  BFT systems remain scarce. T his study evaluates the economic viability of Nile tilapia juvenile production in a BFT system. Economic viability indicators were calculated using commercial data provided by Itaipu Binacional (Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil) on capital investment, operational costs, and zootechnical performance from a production cycle (60 days).  Economic indicators and evaluation are shown in  Table 1.

Nile tilapia juvenile production in BFT is economically viable, with a high likelihood of profitability. Success depends on optimizing survival rates, controlling input costs, and adapting to market conditions.