Van Damme, PaulAbastoflor Sauma, WidenRojo, Julio AlemBadani Fernandez, Luis EnriqueFlaherty, MarkCarolsfeld, Joachim2018-08-132018-08-132018http://hdl.handle.net/10625/57196French version available in IDRC Digital Library: Créer des entreprises de pêche et d’aquaculture fructueuses en Amazonie bolivienne : profil de projetSpanish version available in IDRC Digital Library: Creación de exitosas empresas de pesca y acuicultura en el Amazonas boliviano : perfil del proyectoThis work was carried out with the aid of a grant from Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC), and with financial support from the Government of Canada, provided through Global Affairs Canada (GAC)This phase of the project builds on a market approach by drawing on expertise of the financial services industry to expand fisheries and aquaculture farms in the Bolivian Amazon. Entrepreneurs, mostly women, will receive training in business planning, management, and marketing, as well as access to financial products specifically geared toward women. Researchers have found that what works is to provide family-based businesses with access to technical assistance—better hygiene and handling practices for example, along with financial services, and supportive legal frameworks.application/pdfenAQUACULTURE BUSINESSPAICHEMICROCREDITWOMEN'S ENTREPRENEURSHIPBOLIVIALATIN AMERICASOUTH AMERICAPOLYCULTUREAMAZON REGIONFISHERIESPOND CULTUREFINANCIAL INCLUSIONWOMEN IN AGRICULTURENUTRITIONFOOD SECURITYPolicy Brief