Retrospective Analysis of Science, Technology and Innovation Projects in the Livestock Subsector Financed by Colciencias, 1991-2010

Abstract

Among the tools offered by Colciencias to achieve their goals as the governing body of the National Science, Technology and Innovation System, are public calls. The aim of this study is to identify and analyze projects funded by Colciencias during the 1991-2010 period on topics related to the livestock subsector. For this purpose, Colciencias project registration database was used, in order to identify the livestock subsector projects funded from 1991 to 2010. The subject area, species targeted by the project, the type of implementing agency, the department of implementation and the national program responsible for monitoring the project were identified for each project. During the period of interest, Colciencias financed 4839 projects, 218 of which correspond to the livestock subsector, where 2009 was the year with the largest number of financed projects (23) in that subsector. The subject areas with the largest number of projects financed are aquaculture and fisheries, followed by animal health and production systems, with 86, 39 and 24 financed projects, respectively. Target species with the largest number of financed projects were water species (86 projects) and bovines (80 projects). The project executing agencies were mostly public universities, followed by research institutes and CENI; departments of execution were Bogotá, Antioquia and Cundinamarca with 29.55, 13.64 and 13.64%, respectively. Finally, the national programs that followed up a greater number of projects are agricultural, sea and aquatic resources and biotechnology.