Land Suitability for Commercial Cachama Fish Farming in Huila, Colombia

Huila department's land suitability map for commercial farming of white and black cachama fish in earthen ponds, produced at a 1:100,000 scale. The dataset results from a 2017 agreement between the Huila Governor's Office and UPRA, applying a land evaluation methodology for agricultural planning. It categorizes areas as high, medium, low, not suitable, or legally excluded for semi-intensive and intensive aquaculture systems.

Use Cases

• Classifying land suitability (Aptitud) for aquaculture using physical and socioeconomic factors implied by the Aptitud column.
• Aggregating total suitable area by municipality using the Área (ha) and Municipio columns.
• Mapping suitable zones for policy development using the The_geom (geometry) and Aptitud columns.
• Cross-referencing administrative boundaries for planning using Código Departamento and Código Dane Municipio columns.

Strengths

• Includes a specific geographic geometry column (The_geom) for spatial analysis.
• Categorizes land suitability with five distinct classes (Aptitud alta, media, baja, no apta, exclusión legal).
• Provides area calculations in hectares (Área (ha)) for each polygon.
• Based on a formal inter-administrative agreement (No. 283 of 2017) and a defined methodology.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale analysis.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality and attribute completeness require manual inspection after download.
• The last updated date is listed as 2026-05-18, which is a future date, suggesting potential metadata inaccuracy.

Provenance

Source

Likely the Colombian government, via the datos.gov.co portal and an agreement between the Huila Governor's Office and UPRA.

Collection Method

Produced by applying a land evaluation methodology for agricultural purposes at a 1:100,000 scale, involving validation.

Time Range

The project was framed by a 2017 agreement, with the map dated December 2019.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 18:27:24; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Huila department, Colombia.