Potencial e barreiras para a exportação de carne de tilápias pelo Brasil

Abstract

Aquaculture is responsible for one of the major sources of animal protein in the world and, recently, is becoming more important in Brazil. Among the various possible cultures, the one that has been consolidated faster and which has become more representative in the country is the production of tilapias. Although we are among the top five tilapia producing countries in the world, tilapia exports are still not very representative, in spite of their great potential. This article aims to explore precisely this point, seeking to elaborate a diagnosis of the productive chains of tilapia, their potentialities, competitiveness and main export obstacles.