ABSTRACT
Even though Spirulina has a long history of human use (Dangeard, 1940; Cifferi, 1983), commercial production of Spirulina in man-made ponds was pioneered by Dainippon Ink & Chemicals Inc. (DIC) only as recently as 1978 in Bangkok, Thailand. Earthrise Farms was founded in 1981 by the then Proteus Corporation of the USA and was later incorporated with DIC of Japan in 1982. Commercial production of Spirulina at Earthrise Farms in Calipatria, California, was begun in the
summer of 1983. Earthnse Farms is the first Spirulina farm established in the USA. Today the farm is a subsidiary of DIC and supplies North and South America, Europe and Japan, as well as the Pacific Basin.
