La producción piscícola en Patagonia Norte, Argentina: Un análisis de las trayectorias de upgrading

Abstract

Aquaculture is in an expansive stage and has been able to quickly satisfy the resulting gap between the increase in the demand for aquatic products and a limited fishing production. In Argentina, aquaculture has been growing in the past years mainly due to the incorporation of technology and the promotion of new species, but it has a marginal participation, both nationally and internationally. In addition, it is observed that the production of rainbow trout in North Patagonia has remained relatively stable. This paper analyzes the current situation of fish farming production in Northern Patagonia, based on the methodological approach of global value chains. This analysis allows us to identify which strategies have been implemented by the rainbow trout producers in order to add value to their productions. Likewise, various possibilities of upgrading are identified for producers which could collaborate with the future development of the productive chain, both from the private sphere and from the public sphere.