Bio-economy represents a socio-economic system that links and connects economic activities that take into account all renewable bio-resources from both the soil and the sea in order to produce food, materials and energy.

In general, bio-economy is based on 4 macro-sectors:

  • Agrifood
  • Forestry
  • Bioindustry
  • Marine bioeconomy

The bioeconomy, therefore, encompasses the primary production and industrial sectors. Through and union of these two sectors, a path is created in which communities migrate towards a prosperous and environmentally friendly economy, in which dependence on fossil fuels and non-renewable resources is reduced.

This process is aimed at improving and limiting the loss of biodiversity and the transformation of the subsoil.

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Figure 2. Population growth

 In addition, global population growth, climate change and a reduction in the resilience of ecosystems has resulted in the need for change, which translates into an increase in the use of renewable biological resources, a decrease in waste generation and greenhouse gas emissions, and in turn an increase in benefits for human health and the environment.