26 JUNE 2018 • WORLD AQUACULTURE • WWW.WAS.ORG as a world-class sector within the framework of the productive transformation program (Bancoldex - Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism). In 2014, FEDEACUA obtained tacit participation as representative of the sectorial board, as well as continuing with the scheme of belonging to the National Council - Aquaculture Chain of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development as a principal member. CENIACUA (Aquaculture Research Center) is the entity that manages public and private resources to improve the productivity and sustainable development of Colombian aquaculture to increase its supply in national and international markets. For this, CENIACUA generates the scientific and technological knowledge applicable to aquaculture, with the help of the human, physical and economic resources of the nation, and to strengthen the participation of entrepreneurs in the sector. INVIMA (National Institute for Surveillance of Drugs and Foods) is a scientific and technical monitoring and control entity that works for the protection of individual and collective health of Colombians through the application of sanitary norms associated with the consumption and use of food, medicines, medical devices and other products subject to health surveillance. ICA (Colombian Agricultural Institute) is the entity responsible for agricultural health and agro-food safety. Its purpose is to contribute to the sustained development of the agricultural, fishing and aquaculture sector through prevention, surveillance and control of health, biological and chemical risks for animal and plant species, applied research and administration, research and management of resources fishing and aquaculture to protect the health of people, animals and plants and ensure the conditions of trade. Although there is no ministerial level entity for aquaculture in Colombia, there are three entities that have specific authorities related to the sector: the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development; the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism; and the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development. Projections for Aquaculture in Colombia It is expected that aquaculture will continue to grow at a high rate, above the growth of other livestock activities such as chickens, pigs and cattle. Furthermore, its intensification (industrialization) will consolidate farms with biofloc and aquaculture recirculation technologies that allow a socially acceptable aquaculture development that is economically profitable and friendly to the environment. It is also foreseen that aquaculture will be an important activity in the postconflict period in terms of food security and employment generation. Universities, government entities and producers will have to work together to search for solutions to technical, scientific and governance problems for the development of the activity in the coming years that will allow Colombia to position itself as a leader in the region. Notes Victor J Atencio García, DCA/FMVZ/CINPIC/University of Cordoba. vatencio@hotmail.com Sandra Pardo Carrasco, Associated Professor,Universidad Nacional de Colombia. scpardoc@unal.edu.co Adriana Patricia Muñoz Ramírez, Associated Profesor, Universidad Nacional de Colombia. apmunozr@unal.edu.co Sara Patricia Bonilla, Executive Director of Colombian Federation of Aquaculture Farmers - FEDEACUA, Colombia. bonillasp@ fedeacua.org The authors wish to thank Carolina Amézquita, LACC/WAS secretary, for translation of this article. carolina@was.org All photos in this article have been kindly donated for the members of LACQUA18 steering and scientific committees members. References AUNAP. 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Determinació n de la Capacidad de Carga Piscícola y su distribució n espacial en el cuerpo de agua del embalse de Betania (Huila), teniendo en cuenta los mú ltiples usos propuestos para este cuerpo de agua – Informe Final (presentado a la Corporació n Regional Autó noma del Alto Magdalena – CAM) HIDROSFERA LTDA., Bogotá , D.C. LEFT: Small-scale fish farmer in Caparrapi. RIGHT: Red tilapia production in biofloc technology (BFT) using a solar energy system, Arauca state.
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