Fish is a crucial food in the peruvian diet and an environmentally sound source of protein

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $124,500 project grant to the Asociacion De Productores Agropecuarios Conservacionistas De Huamanpata (APACHU) to support fish farming and processing in Peru under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) federal grant program. APACHU will expand its fish hatchery and manufacturing of fish feed from locally-sourced fruits and vegetables while adding value through processing fish into frozen fillets. This community-led effort aims to provide a sustainable source of income and protein through cultivating fish, helping to create healthier habitats and reducing overexploitation of wild fish which are crucial to the Peruvian diet. The three-year project period began September 10, 2021.

Cultivating fish provides a sustainable source of income for small-scale producers, helps to create healthier habitats, and reduces overexploitation of wild fish. The IAF supports community-led solutions to expanding economic opportunity in peru. The asociaci? DE productores agropecuarios conservacionistas DE huamanpata (APACHU) raises and sells high-quality amazonian fish, enhancing the food security of its members and their families. APACHU is conserving valuable land and water resources while improving its hatchery, manufacturing its own fish feed from locally-sourced fruits and vegetables, and adding value to its production by processing the fish into frozen fillets.