SAGARPA Mexico invest in aquaculture infrastructure

The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food in Mexico (SAGARPA), announced that it is to invest in the infrastructure of aquaculture by investing MX$50 million (€3.02 million). This investment will be used to promote genetic improvement of species, to increase feed availability.

This investment follows recommendations made by the FAO in order to strengthen the product system to achieve competitiveness. “When the Investment Support Program for Equipments and Infrastructure, Component: Genetics Resources for Aquatic System is set about, the Genetics Nucleus will supply a germ plasma bank,” Marco Linné Unzueta, General Manager of Aquaculture Research, explained. Read more ...

This blog is written by Martin Little, The Aquaculturists, published and supported by the International Aquafeed Magazine from Perendale Publishers