Brazilian seafood: ApexBrasil and ABIPESCA will invest R＄ million to boost fish exports

Training, commercial promotion and image actions are part of the Brazilian Seafood sector project, which will be developed by the Brazilian Export and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) and the Brazilian Fish Industry Association (ABIPESCA). The agreement between the institutions for the development of the initiative was signed this Tuesday, February 20th. The total investment is just over R＄8 million. Of this amount, R＄4.8 million (60%) will be contributed by ApexBrasil and R＄3.2 million (40%) will come in return from ABIPESCA. The ceremony that formalized the partnership was held at the headquarters of the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture (MPA), in Brasília. The president of ApexBrasil, Jorge Viana, highlighted that the signing of the agreement represents a historic moment and that the objective of the project is to boost the fish sector in the country. He recalled that fish trade in the world is worth close to R＄500 billion and Brazil participates with just 0.23%. ...