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The Salmon of Knowledge-Based Business

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Aisling Kelly Hunter, Sligo Bay Oysters (photo Kirsty Lyons) and Ciara Shine, Shines Seafood

Sligo Oyster Experience and Shines Seafood

Food is a knowledge-based industry. Working with food is all about what you know, not just what you can do. 

The Irish-born economist W. Brian Arthur pointed out almost three decades ago that most modern industries are actually knowledge-based activities, even if they are basically processing raw ingredients. Tha…

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