biological sciences and information technologies will bring about better varieties and
new uses for biomass. The element that underlies the analysis of the possible
scenarios is the increase and focalization of investments in innovation and development (I & D) and the commercial scaling of biodiscoveries, as well as the formation
of scientific and technological capacities, strategies to develop industrial clusters,
support programs, and equitable distribution schemes of the added value that has
been generated. Of particular interest is the possibility that these development
bioeconomy scenarios promote social inclusion by means of the increase of
opportunities in rural areas.
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (CEPAL, by its
Spanish acronym) defines bioeconomy as (Rodríguez et al. 2017):
(a) an economy based on the consumption and production of goods and services
derived from the direct use and sustainable transformation of biological
resources, including biogenic waste generated in the transformation, production,
and consumption processes,
(b) taking advantage of the knowledge of biological processes and principles, and,
(c) technologies applicable to the knowledge and transformation of biological
resources and to the emulation of biological processes and principles.
Other authors and FAO sources (Bracco et al. 2018) consider that bioeconomy
includes:
(a) use of renewable biomass and efficient bioprocesses to achieve a sustainable
production,
(b) use of converging technologies, including biotechnology, and,
(c) integration between applications such as agriculture, health, and industry.
Likewise, there is an increasing interest in the literature in defining bioeconomy
as technological solutions or other artificial solutions intended to complement or
substitute non-renewable resources with alternatives with biological base (D’Amato
et al. 2019). These solutions are based on:
(a) the idea of applying principles and biological processes in all economic sectors,
(b) the replacement of fossil-based raw materials with biologically based resources
and principles in the economy (Dietz et al. 2018).
Thus, some authors conceptualize bioeconomy as the industrial transition towards
the sustainable use of aquatic and terrestrial resources through the generation of
intermediate and final products that involve the displacement of the use of products
derived from fossil-based raw materials (Golden and Handfield 2014). Note that
within these approaches, primary biobased products, such as those generated by
agriculture or livestock, are not considered, but only the transformation of these
products by means of an intensive use of knowledge. Therefore, combining these last
approaches, the bioeconomy does not only refer to an industrial sector but also to the
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new uses for biomass. The element that underlies the analysis of the possible
scenarios is the increase and focalization of investments in innovation and development (I & D) and the commercial scaling of biodiscoveries, as well as the formation
of scientific and technological capacities, strategies to develop industrial clusters,
support programs, and equitable distribution schemes of the added value that has
been generated. Of particular interest is the possibility that these development
bioeconomy scenarios promote social inclusion by means of the increase of
opportunities in rural areas.
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (CEPAL, by its
Spanish acronym) defines bioeconomy as (Rodríguez et al. 2017):
(a) an economy based on the consumption and production of goods and services
derived from the direct use and sustainable transformation of biological
resources, including biogenic waste generated in the transformation, production,
and consumption processes,
(b) taking advantage of the knowledge of biological processes and principles, and,
(c) technologies applicable to the knowledge and transformation of biological
resources and to the emulation of biological processes and principles.
Other authors and FAO sources (Bracco et al. 2018) consider that bioeconomy
includes:
(a) use of renewable biomass and efficient bioprocesses to achieve a sustainable
production,
(b) use of converging technologies, including biotechnology, and,
(c) integration between applications such as agriculture, health, and industry.
Likewise, there is an increasing interest in the literature in defining bioeconomy
as technological solutions or other artificial solutions intended to complement or
substitute non-renewable resources with alternatives with biological base (D’Amato
et al. 2019). These solutions are based on:
(a) the idea of applying principles and biological processes in all economic sectors,
(b) the replacement of fossil-based raw materials with biologically based resources
and principles in the economy (Dietz et al. 2018).
Thus, some authors conceptualize bioeconomy as the industrial transition towards
the sustainable use of aquatic and terrestrial resources through the generation of
intermediate and final products that involve the displacement of the use of products
derived from fossil-based raw materials (Golden and Handfield 2014). Note that
within these approaches, primary biobased products, such as those generated by
agriculture or livestock, are not considered, but only the transformation of these
products by means of an intensive use of knowledge. Therefore, combining these last
approaches, the bioeconomy does not only refer to an industrial sector but also to the
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