The Latin American & Caribbean Aquaculture 2018 - LACQUA18 to be held
with the VIII Colombian Congress of Aquaculture - VIII CCA in Bogotá,
Colombia at the Ágora Convention Center brings more and more surprises.

MAGISTRAL SPEAKERS AND FARM TOURS See photos for details
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AQUACULTURE IN COLOMBIA

LACQUA18 has the support of the Colombian Federation of Aquaculture -
FEDEACUA, an entity that represents Colombian fish producers, which
guarantees the participation of the Colombian productive sector in this
important event. Likewise, it is expected that FEDEACUA, from the hand of
government entities such as the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
and the Productive Transformation Program - PTP of the Ministry of Commerce,
will present to the public the results of several works that have been done
together to improve the productivity and quality of Colombian fish farming,
which has been reflected in the increase in exports.
Colombia represents one of the prominent markets in the aquaculture sector,
demonstrated by the growth of 10.2% in 2017 compared to 2016 in continental
fish farming, with a total of 120,230 tonnes. In the last decade it grew at an
average annual rate of 8.54%. For this reason, we are happy to announce that
the trade fair in LACQUA18, which has 72 commercial stands, will be a
success. National and foreign companies that belong to all the links of the
aquaculture chain have already confirmed their participation, among which are
Xpertsea, Jefo, Faivre, Fisanet, Darling, TGV, Acqua & Co, Prilabsa, Haxada -
Nutreco, Italcol, MSD, Andritz, Tecnoaqua, Xylem, Pharvet, Wenger, Kaeser
Compressors, Artkom, USSEC, Aker Biomarine and Quimtia, among others.