The opportunities of a path towards bioeconomy in Southeast Asia
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.14456/tresp.2019.2Keywords:
Bioeconomy, Sustainable growth strategyAbstract
A Bioeconomy can be defined as an economy where biotechnology plays a decisive role in the growth path of a country or region. This paper analyses the specific characteristics associated with a Bioeconomy, exploring the potential it might have in the Southeast Asia region, taking into account its particular endogenous resources and its social and economic characteristics. The paper discusses both potentials of biotechnology in different sectors of the economy as well as provides perspectives for the future. Analysing different natural, economic and social features of the countries in the Southeast Asia region, this paper discusses how these characteristics are suitable for a growth path based on Bioeconomy and how this strategy might be a solution for the continuation of the growth path that the region started years ago, in a way that guarantees sustainability and address the different challenges that this particular region faces currently, and will face in the future.
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