Aquaculture Startup Organizational Design
A Three Stage Approach
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By Mansour Baker, SHRM-CP
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Posted 21 January 2020
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The evolution of an aquaculture business and its maturity stages will have a direct impact on the design of its organizational structure. The organization maturity stages have been categorized into three stages to facilitate the implementation of its strategies and recruitment activities.
A Three Stage Approach
1st Stage - Site Infrastructure
Site infrastructure work to build & install water channels, water tanks, pump stations, power plant, roads and staff accommodations.
2nd Stage - Core Business Activities (sample)
Core business capabilities to start operations on hatchery, grow-out & wholesale with a capacity of 4000 tons of fish (sea bass & sea bream) and 1000 tons of shrimp (panaeus indicus) per annum.
3rd Stage - Aquaculture Facility
End-to-end aquaculture production facility with a feed mill, processing plant and packaging supported by distribution and marketing & sales.
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Aquaculture Business Growth Framework
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The framework consists of two prime sections: aquaculture value chain segments and economic impact factors.
The aquaculture value chain segments represents each of the major activities that could be included within an operating aquaculture enterprise.
The economic impact factors are divided into production factors and market factors. These represent the major business outcomes produced through the value chain segments.
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Exhibit 2
Aquaculture Business Growth Framework
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Organizational Design
The organizational structure for an aquaculture startup business has been developed around several business divisions as descried in the Organization Maturity Stages.
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Organizational Design Questionnaire
Below are some types of questions to be asked when designing an aquaculture organization structure:
Strategy
Infrastructure Work
Core Business Processes
Safety & Quality Standards
Technology
Staff Accommodation
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