Microcol. Tecnificación al proceso productivo del caracol común de jardín Helix Aspersa para pequeños helicultores del municipio de Silvania

Abstract

The Microcol project seeks to breed and cultivate common garden snails Hélix Aspersa, for commercial purposes in the region of Cundinamarca, in the municipality of Silvania since the climatic conditions in the territory are optimal for the development of hatcheries, the research is based on two large blocks a qualitative study and experimental breeding artificially managing the basic aspects for cultivation and the development of production models with an intuitive final design of an objective system, which through its verticality and modular structure allows the breeding of 1500 specimens, in a controlled and easy way, in order to generate profits from one year into the project; based on the Hans Gugelot methodology defined in 7 provided the route for the final design to intervene in an artificial, non-invasive and automated way with clean energies, an intense cultivation in terms of temperature, humidity, feeding, asepsis, escapism, reproduction, exposure to the light, irrigation and growth of the snail to complete biological cycle, making the production process more technical for small producers at low cost. It was found that heliciculture in Colombia can become a market with great potential despite being a somewhat rudimentary practice in the region. In recent years from the bromatological approach, it has been found that the Hélix Aspersa snail has a high content of nutrients appreciated for its low percentage of fat and its high nutritional value, so much so that it can compete against pigs, bovines, avian and other animals that represent the current market for meat consumption but faces problems that affect the helicicultural industry such as low mastery of the breeding technique, the lack of specialized tools, etc. This potential is being wasted due to the lack of knowledge, dissemination and appropriation of the commercial opportunities of the Hélix Aspersa species that in Europe are highly recognized and in high demand, the commercial projection in this industry is positive, in fact exponential growth is estimated , which allows us to see great potential as a business model. How to technify, by means of an objective system, processes in the cultivation of the common garden snail Hélix Aspersa for small producers in the Subia village? Microcol was executed with the intention of providing, through Industrial Design, tools that help the multiplication, recovery, stability and variety in agriculture in Cundinamarca, correctly and efficiently including technification systems to the production process of the common garden snail Hélix Aspersa for small producers in a complete biological cycle, potentiate cultivable territories and maximize usable resources, through the application of innovative strategies, precision tools, technology, concepts, the current productions of the country are led by private agents under Law 1011 of 2006 by regulating the activity of heliciculture for export, the associativity in the helicicultural region could generate gradual alliances to meet the required demands and be able to generate financial maneuvers for large-scale production, it is of vital importance to continue with the research of full biological cycle breeding of the Hélix Aspersa in the country, and the call is for many other disciplines to join and focus their efforts on enhancing all the commercial opportunities that heliciculture offers us.