The call is addressed to those who have been beneficiaries of Indespa aquaculture calls between 2021 and 2023.
Support infrastructure for the operation of small-scale aquaculture farming centres, logistics, seeds and technology applied to its processes, among other inputs, finance second call of the year 2024 promoted by the National Institute for Sustainable Development of Artisanal Fisheries and Small-scale Aquaculture (Indespa) to boost domestic production of clams (better known as mussels in international markets), ostions and oysters, among other hydrobiological resources, crops placed on land or portions of water.
Small-scale aquaculture (SSA) or cultivation of hydrobiological resources has close to four decades history in the country, however, in recent years has increased interest on this productive activity sustainable through its food crops it contributes to the food security and global nutrition, in addition to generating new sources of employment and income for coastal communities.
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In Chile they exist today near one thousand two hundred small-scale farming centres, of which around one hundred of concessions led by Fishermen and fishers artisans.
Indespa's national director, Leonardo Llanos Huertastressed that the Institute has the mission of strengthening the development of artisanal fisheries and also of the APE, and in this regard, stressed that in this second contest of the year for small-scale aquaculture they can apply people Individuals and also associations.
"Ello, with the aim that they can have the possibility to move forward in each of its crops and strengthen this activity, which has as important harvest, good quality food. May be those ostion, mussel, oyster, among other species. We invite, then, those who have not yet made their application participation of this call," Llanos said.
$1,500 million
The second stage of the Small-Scale Aquaculture (APE) competition, “Stage 2”, has a budget of one billion 500 million pesos, of which 750 million goes to the Lakes regionwhich accounts for 98 per cent of small-scale aquaculture production in the country.
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This call is addressed to those who have been beneficiaries of Indespa aquaculture calls between the years 2021 and 2023, which have register and hold a breeding centreor which are artisanal fishermen's organisations made up of artisanal fishermen or small-scale fish farmers.
The call provides resources up to fifteen million of weights for individual holders of cultivation centres in portions of water; twenty million for artisanal fishermen's organisations holding water-growing centres; and thirty million for agricultural centres located on land, which can finance structures, biological inputs, equipment, expenses such as materials freight, boat leases, permits, among others.
* Credits from the featured photo: courtesy of Indespa.
