Santa Fe bets on Argentinian fish farming

Source: Campolitoral With the inauguration in Monte Vera of a second farm to produce fingerlings or "seed" fish and a millionaire contribution from the national government, the Ministry of Production aims to stimulate the emergence of new producers to join those that are already on going. This week the provincial government inaugurated the Santa Fe Agroecological and Fish Farm Demonstration Unit, based in Monte Vera, a space that is added to the Fish Farm set up in 2013 in San Javier, with the aim of carrying out the reproduction of fingerlings to facilitate producers interested in expand fish farming in the province. On the occasion, chaired by the Minister of Production Daniel Costamagna, attended by the National Director of Aquaculture Guillermo Abdala, an agreement was also signed with the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries of the Nation for which $ 12.8 million will arrive to promote and develop aquaculture in the territory of Santa Fe. "Today we present an ...