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

Published 2023년 2월 28일

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The article highlights the potential for growth in Peru's aquaculture sector, with a focus on job creation and the need for increased support from the government to reach its full potential. Aquaculture, a relatively new industry in Peru, has not seen the same level of growth as agriculture, with exports valued at only 411 million dollars in 2022, compared to 9.876 million dollars in 2022 for agricultural exports. However, it offers a significant opportunity for decentralized employment, with the potential to generate 1.05 million direct and indirect jobs by 2031. The industry's promise lies in its diverse product range, including prawns, scallops, trout, tilapia, and paiche, which are exported primarily to the European Union, the United States, and China. To realize this potential, the sector requires sustained support, legal certainty, and infrastructure security, particularly in remote areas like Puno.

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08:00 | Lima, Feb. 28. By Miguel De la Vega Polanco "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 a period of expansion of a few decades," he explains. Alfonso Miranda Eyzaguirre, president of the Fisheries and Aquaculture Committee 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 the report published today in the Official Gazette El Peruano. Peruvian aquaculture wants to follow in the footsteps of agricultural exports, this last field activity went from 642 million dollars in 2000 to 9.876 million dollars in 2022, according to figures from the Association of Exporters (Adex). Miranda refers that the agro-industry achieved this significant growth thanks to a promoting State policy, which has not been of the same ...

Source: Andina