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2.8 million direct jobs and three times more indirect jobs are generated by fishing and aquaculture in LAC (FAO, 2024).
FAO, 2024
FAO. 2024. Evaluación del estado de avance de políticas y planes de adaptación al cambio climático en la acuicultura en América Latina y el Caribe. https://openknowledge.fao.org/items/3ec280ac-cb8a-4cac-a856-106a90fd82dd
At least 16% of employment associated with capture fishing is in the hands of women (FAO, 2024).
FAO, 2024
FAO. 2024. Evaluación del estado de avance de políticas y planes de adaptación al cambio climático en la acuicultura en América Latina y el Caribe. https://openknowledge.fao.org/items/3ec280ac-cb8a-4cac-a856-106a90fd82dd
37.5% of LAC aquaculture in 2021 came from Chile, the main producer of Atlantic salmon, mussels and coho salmon (FAO, 2024).
FAO, 2024
FAO. 2024. Evaluación del estado de avance de políticas y planes de adaptación al cambio climático en la acuicultura en América Latina y el Caribe. https://openknowledge.fao.org/items/3ec280ac-cb8a-4cac-a856-106a90fd82dd
23.3% of LAC aquaculture in 2021 came from Ecuador, the second largest producer of whiteleg shrimp and tilapia (FAO, 2024).
FAO, 2024
FAO. 2024. Evaluación del estado de avance de políticas y planes de adaptación al cambio climático en la acuicultura en América Latina y el Caribe. https://openknowledge.fao.org/items/3ec280ac-cb8a-4cac-a856-106a90fd82dd
16.9% of LAC aquaculture in 2021 came from Brazil, the third largest producer of tilapia, tambaqui and whiteleg shrimp (FAO, 2024).
FAO, 2024
FAO. 2024. Evaluación del estado de avance de políticas y planes de adaptación al cambio climático en la acuicultura en América Latina y el Caribe. https://openknowledge.fao.org/items/3ec280ac-cb8a-4cac-a856-106a90fd82dd
Less than 5% of total Caribbean fisheries production in 2021 was a product of aquaculture (FAO, 2024).
FAO, 2024
FAO. 2024. Evaluación del estado de avance de políticas y planes de adaptación al cambio climático en la acuicultura en América Latina y el Caribe. https://openknowledge.fao.org/items/3ec280ac-cb8a-4cac-a856-106a90fd82dd
The bioeconomy could generate between 2 and 4 billion dollars annually at a global level in the next 10 to 20 years (FAO, 2024).
FAO, 2024
FAO.2024.The bioeconomy toolbox A guide to support the development of sustainable bioeconomy strategies and policies
One third of countries (60-70) have formulated bioeconomy policies, with 21 strategies developed and 17 more in process (FAO, 2024).
FAO, 2024
FAO,2024,The bioeconomy toolbox A guide to support the development of sustainable bioeconomy strategies and policies
One third of bioeconomy actions focus on technology and innovation, mainly in the secondary sector (54%), followed by 16% in the primary sector and 22% on intersectoral measures (FAO, 2024).
FAO, 2024
FAO.2024.The bioeconomy toolbox A guide to support the development of sustainable bioeconomy strategies and policies
9-10% of Guatemala's annual GDP comes from agriculture (Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food, 2024).
Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Alimentación del Gobierno de la República de Guatemala (2024). Política Nacional de Riego 2024-2033.
