National Fish Farming

Purpose

Develop, certify and link Venezuela's inland fish farming —from fingerling to fillet— with the market, technology and logistics platform of the investor market.

Components

• Breeding and fingerling production
• Balanced feed
• Grow-out in ponds, cages and intensive systems
• Processing
• Cold network
• Export and domestic market

Territorial scope

Four hubs: Andean (Táchira – Mérida – Trujillo) · Western Plains (Barinas – Portuguesa – Apure) · Central Plains (Guárico – Cojedes) · South of the Lake and East (Zulia – Monagas – Bolívar).

Plan phases · 2026–2031

A preliminary preparation phase and five progressive phases, with verifiable milestones.

1. 0

   Phase 0 · Months 0–6

   Preparation

   Legal and financial due diligence, binational investment vehicle, census of farms, stations and plants; water assessment.

2. 1

   Phase 1 · Months 6–12

   Enablement

   Aquaculture and environmental permits, registration of facilities with the FDA, HACCP plan and air-cargo and port agreements.

3. 2

   Phase 2 · Months 12–24

   Rehabilitation

   Upgrading of fingerling stations, ponds, feed plant, processing and cold-storage plants; backup power.

4. 3

   Phase 3 · Months 24–30

   Pilot production

   First grow-out cycles, trial batches of fillet, process audits and traceability validation with the importer.

5. 4

   Phase 4 · Months 30–48

   Sustained export

   Supply contracts with importers and chains, a regular air and sea corridor and stable domestic supply.

6. 5

   Phase 5 · Months 48–60

   Scale-up

   New hubs and reservoirs, recirculation systems, a binational origin brand and opening to other international markets.