Instituto de Investigaciones de laAmazonía Peruana

Biocommerce in Peruvian Biocommerce in Peruvian AmazoniaAmazonia

Victor E Miyakawavmiyakawa@iiap.org.pe

Slides by Hernan Tello

Procesos ambientales y vegetación

Inclinación de la superficie

Nueva sedimentación

Gradiente geológico en la superficieDisminuyendo edad

formación de suelo

vegetación heterogenea

Erosión superficial

Procesos ambientales y vegetación

Inclinación de la superficie

Nueva sedimentación

Gradiente geológico en la superficieDisminuyendo edad

formación de suelo

vegetación heterogenea

Erosión superficial

Gen XGen XBornBorn

1965 to 19771965 to 1977

Information EraInformation EraIntermediate Intermediate EraEra

Age: 30 - 42 Age: 7 - 29

Gen YBornBorn

1978 to 20001978 to 2000

BoomersBoomersBornBorn

1946 to 19641946 to 1964

Market segmentationMarket segmentation

Age: 43 – 61

Post war, rebeld Post war, rebeld eraera

Biodiversity scientific attributes: Native fruits

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Evaluación de 30 especies de frutales

Should the actual trend is be kept, almost all seafood species will disappear from the seas. According to FAO, fish farming is the alternative.

In 40 more years the seas will have no fish

Trend: AquacultureTrend: Aquaculture

Biocommerce expectationsBiocommerce expectations

Short term

• Camu camuCamu camu

• Sacha inchiSacha inchi

• Wood – added valueWood – added value

• Fish farming with native Fish farming with native species (gamitana, paco, species (gamitana, paco, doncella)doncella)

• ChurosChuros

• Sangre de gradoSangre de grado

• Uña de gatoUña de gato• Environmental Environmental Services - aguajalesServices - aguajales• Ornamental fishOrnamental fish• Brazilian nutBrazilian nut• EcoturismEcoturism• HandcraftsHandcrafts

Biocommerce expectationsBiocommerce expectations

MEDIUM & LONG TERMMEDIUM & LONG TERM

• Paiche & great cat fish farmingPaiche & great cat fish farming

• Native fruits: Aguaje, macambo, Native fruits: Aguaje, macambo, anihuayoanihuayo

• Natural rubberNatural rubber

• Vegetal fibers: tamshi, bombonaje.Vegetal fibers: tamshi, bombonaje.

• Zoofarming: Mariposas, pecaries Zoofarming: Mariposas, pecaries (organic meat)(organic meat)

• Flower farming: Orquídeas, Flower farming: Orquídeas, heliconiasheliconias

Camu camuCamu camu

• Attributes: Vitamin C, functional foods

• Market: Asia y North America, 50,000 t/year (10,000 h)

• Investment: USD 3030 / ha

• Return: TIR 102 %

• Limitation: Low offer, variability and production irregular cycles

• Sustainability: Natural areas management & plantations, access to MSEs

• Competitively: Cosmetic industry – added value.

Productive unit (Yarinacocha): 1 h, density 1100 plants, yield 12 t/h/year seventh year.

BIOTECNOLOGYBIOTECNOLOGY

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CAMU-CAMU: Improves human life

ANIBAL CHAVEZ CASE YARINA COCHA, PUCALLPA

PaichePaiche• Attributes: High quality filet, omega 3,6,9

• Market: Europe y North America, 1,000 t/y

• Investment: USD 210 500

• Return: TIR 33%

• Limitations: Fingerling mass production

• Sustainability: Farming & natural areas management, access to MSEs

• Competitivity: Filet presentation, gastronomy

Productive unit (Imiria lake): 240 m3 floating cage, density 3 fish/m3

Summary Adults % Juveniles %

Omega 3 15,11 21,64

Omega 6 25,95 27,02

Omega 9 15,08 9,47

Fat acids and lipids

PAICHE nutritional value High Omega content 3, 6 & 9

Paiche farming in floating cages at Imiria Lake

In cooperation with the Ucayali Regional Government

Sacha inchiSacha inchi• Attributes: Omega 3, functional food, nutraceutics

• Market: USA, France & Japan

• Investment: USD 1150 / h

• Return: TIR 14%

• Limitation: Pest control, Toxicological confirmation

• Sustainability: Farming, access to SMEs, private sector interest.

• Competitivity: High prices, cosmetic industry, certification.

Productive unit (Aucaloma): 1 h parcel, density 1100 plants, yield 2.2 t/h/y

Plantations , +5,000 ha

Fish farmingFish farming• Attributes: organic food, exotic

• Market: Europe, USA, China, 10,000 t (1,000 h)

• Investment: USD 2770 / h water area

• Return: TIR 15%

• Limitations: Fingerling stational production, high feeding costs

• Sustainability: Farming

• Competitivity: Gastronomy

Productive unit (Bellavista, San Martín): Water area 1 h, production 3,750 kg/year

Brazilian nutBrazilian nut• Attributes: organic nut

• Market: USA, UK, 4000 t/y, USD 20 MM (17% world market)

• Investment: USD 4850 / concession 1139 h

• Return: TIR 36%

• Limitation: Weakening of brazilian nut productive forest, nut quality (aflotoxins)

• Sustainability: Natural areas management, access to MSEs & SMEs

• Competitivity: Price and quality (Innocuousity)

Productive unit (Tahuamanu): Concession 1139 h, 326 trees, production 3.6 t/y

Aguaje: Environmental services

Aguajales in Peruvian Amazonía: > five millions ha

Carbon storage in an aguajal:

Dense: 484,5 t/h

Mix: 424,7 t/h

Carbon fixation in RNPS:Dense: 131188 t/yMix: 81 599 t/y

PERUVIAN AMAZON

COMPETITIVITYCOMPETITIVITY

SUSTAINABILITYSUSTAINABILITY

INCLUSIONINCLUSION

CLIMATE CHANGE – GLOBALIZATION - DESCENTRALIZATIONCLIMATE CHANGE – GLOBALIZATION - DESCENTRALIZATION

CHALLENGESCHALLENGES

RESEARCH IS RESEARCH IS CORNERSTONE FOR CORNERSTONE FOR

BIOCOMMERCEBIOCOMMERCE

COMPETITIVITY – SUSTAINABILITY - INCLUSION

CODEX ALIMENTARIUS ISO, HACCP, BPM, BPA Fair trade Solidarity markets Friendly production Biodinamic Agriculture CE 258/97 Novel Foods – Medicinal plants

Directive 2001/83/EC.

USA: GRAS: Innocuous

SCIENTIFIC BASESCIENTIFIC BASE

REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONREQUIRED CERTIFICATIONREQUIRED CERTIFICATIONREQUIRED CERTIFICATION

Peruvian strategy for natural products

Functional Products

Demand by

function

SCIENTIFIC VALIDATION

EUROPE: Novel foodEUROPE: Novel foodUSA: GRASUSA: GRAS

Innocuous - TraceabilityInnocuous - Traceability

Agricultural development Selection Domestication Extension Native community capacity development

Scientific sustentation Validation of functions

Technology development: added value Processing technology and raw material /

product standardization

Research critical areas

Peruvian strategy for natural products

IP regulation / networking / financingIP regulation / networking / financing

Ecotourism, one of the pillars for Amazonian development

IIAP supports ecotourism by:

•Providing key knowledge and management instruments to stakeholders and decision makers in the tourism industry

•Contributing to the tourist resources conservation by aiding in the creation and management of the natural protected areas

•Developing capacities for local communities and tourist guides

Key information for ecotourism Ecosystem, flora and fauna inventories Evaluation of potential tourism resources

(Huamanpata Valley – Amazonas & Tapiche river – Loreto)

Little pearl of Iquitos and other new bird species

Medicinal plants

ethnofarmacological inventory in MdD: 52 plants for Leishmaniasis treatment

Bioprospecting, Perú-Corea.

Information system: 450 describe plants, 50 symptoms 150 prescriptions (to be connected to INDECOPI)

Medicinal plants

Manufacturing process of medicinal plant products – by Mishana community dwellers

Perú Finlandia

BIODAMAZBIODAMAZ

Information systems:Information systems: COMPETITIVITY – BETTER GOVERNMENT

www.siamazonia.org.pewww.siamazonia.org.pe

Perú Finlandia

BIODAMAZBIODAMAZ

www.promamazonia.orgwww.promamazonia.org

GRACIASGRACIAS

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