Amazon fish for food : project story

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2020-02-18

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Incomes for family-based fish farmers increased to USD$19,079/year (2018) from USD$7,705/year (2015); production increased 6-fold. A multi-sector partnership has shown that indigenous and urban fisheries and small privately-owned fish farms are more equitable and sustainable. Appropriate technical assistance provided better resource management and hygiene and handling practices, financial services, and legal environments. The main beneficiaries have been small-scale enterprises, particularly those owned by women and indigenous families. New financial instruments (loan guarantees, leasing, credit contracts, insurance) were introduced, especially targeted towards women and indigenous groups.

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SMALL SCALE FISHERIES, AMAZON REGION, BOLIVIA, INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, FISH FARMING, INCOME, HUMAN NUTRITION, SOUTH AMERICA

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