Peru has the potential to multiply by 20 aquaculture shipments up to US$ 8,000 million

Published 2023년 3월 1일

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Peru is pursuing the development of its aquaculture industry, seeking to expand it into the lagoons of the Andean and Amazon areas. The industry, which is still in its infancy, has the potential to generate thousands of jobs and contribute significantly to the country's economy. However, it faces challenges, including a lack of consistent government support and a need for physical infrastructure security. The industry currently exports various species such as prawns, scallops, trout, tilapia, and paiche to the European Union, the United States, and China, but its export value is currently a fraction of that from agro-exports. The industry's president, Alfonso Miranda Eyzaguirre, is optimistic and believes that with the right support, aquaculture could become a major contributor to Peru's economy, reaching US$ 8,000 million in exports within the next 20 years.

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(Agraria.pe) The great biodiversity and geography of our country allow us to have the food that we require and that the world needs, therefore there is a great productive opportunity in raising fish and other species in the sea, as well as in the lagoons of the Andean and Amazon areas. "Aquaculture is for fishing the same as agriculture is for harvesting, the difference is that agriculture has existed for thousands of years and aquaculture has an expansion period of a few decades," explains Alfonso Miranda Eyzaguirre, president of the Committee for Fishing and Aquaculture of the National Society of Industries (SNI). This economic activity, which is relatively new in Peru, has great potential to generate thousands of jobs in the country in a decentralized manner, says a report published in the Official Gazette El Peruano. Peruvian aquaculture wants to follow in the footsteps of agro-exports, this last field activity went from US$642 million in 2000 to US$9,876 million in 2022, ...

Source: Agraria