Participación comunitaria en la transferencia tecnológica de un sistema acuícola de peces nativos

Abstract

Low-scale aquaculture can be a successful model in rural settings because it can reduce demand for products and job creation, but one of the limiting factors to establish these aquaculture systems is the weakness of the manage-ment of technological processes in fish production by farmers. It is therefore necessary to promote training and technology transfer to the productive sector in order to promote conditions of self-employment, food security and to include beneficiaries throughout the process. Technological transfer is a mechanism that can increase aquaculture productivity and boost its profits. This scenario sought to design and build an aquaculture system for tropical gar (Atractosteus tropicus) and Mayan cichlid (Mayaheros urophthalmus) culture, with the participa-tion of local skilled people through the technological transfer of aquaculture. This system was developed in a locality in the Centla Swamps in southeastern México from 2017 to 2019 in five phases: diagnosis, presentation, design and construction, implementation and monitoring. The transfer of technology for the culture of species was made possible by the advice of the working teams and the support of the inhabitants. It was identified that the participants had a change in their perception of aquaculture and acquired skills in this activity. Community participation is an essential part of technology transfer. Keywords: Tropical gar, Mayan cichlid, fisheries, capacity, adaptation.