Traditionally, the image of Brazil’s semi-arid region has been associated with water scarcity, drought and the difficulty of producing food consistently. Yet a quiet transformation is changing that reality: rural communities in the interior of Brazil’s Northeast are adopting shrimp aquaculture as an alternative source of income, making use of local resources and joining forces through associative work.

Brazil’s Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture (MPA), in cooperation with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), developed a project to support small-scale aquaculture producers in this region by providing access to digital tools that help monitor and improve production.