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How Chile Transformed Its Salmon Industry Productivity
This episode of The Productivity Podcast examines how Chile turned a struggling salmon farming sector into the world's second-largest producer of farmed salmon. We trace the industry's journey from fragmented, disease-ridden farms in the 1980s to a coordinated, regulation-driven productivity powerhouse that now exports over $5 billion annually. Key factors include the adoption of Norwegian-style biosecurity standards, a shift toward consolidated ownership, and the creation of the Salmon Technical Institute, which standardized feed and health practices. Lucas and Luna discuss the…
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