FOOD TECHNOLOGY

FOOD WASTE REDUCTION AND SUSTAINABILITY

FOOD WASTE REDUCTION STRATEGIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which country has the largest wild catch fishing industry?
A
Peru
B
Equador
C
Chile
D
Bolivia
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Peruvian fishing industry, primarily based on the export of fish meal, used in poultry feed, is among the largest in the world.

Detailed explanation-2: -The correct answer is China. China is the ruler of the world’s largest fish producer. This Panda country leaves far away from its competitors, including India with a distance of six times more. With a total global fish production of 178.8 million tons, one-third of the world’s fish production comes from China.

Detailed explanation-3: -By the late 1960s, a finite resource was being depleted. In 1970 the anchovy catch peaked at over 12 million tons. Peru’s rich fishing grounds are largely the result of the cold offshore Humboldt Current (Peruvian Current) that causes a welling up of marine and plant life on which the fish feed.

Detailed explanation-4: -Peru is one of the leading fishing nations in the world, historically second only to China when it comes to tons of wild fish caught.

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