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Employment in aquaculture

01/01/2024 Go to Evidence

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

Female employment in aquaculture

01/01/2024 Go to Evidence

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

Aquaculture production in Chile

01/01/2024 Go to Evidence

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

Aquaculture production in Ecuador

01/01/2024 Go to Evidence

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

Aquaculture production in Brazil

01/01/2024 Go to Evidence

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

Integrative approach to the bioeconomy

01/01/2024 Go to Evidence

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