Citizen services

The departmental agricultural secretariats play a strategic role in the process, primarily in the following aspects: 
• They provide the necessary institutional support to promote the participation of municipalities in various training, socialization, and management spaces required for the development of EVA.​ 
• They monitor and support the supply of information from municipalities to EVA, for which the web application has a control panel that allows monitoring progress in departmental coverage.​ 
• They contribute reference and complementary information to EVA to strengthen the quality and traceability of information. 
• They participate in improving information, seeking the harmonization of different levels at the municipal, departmental, and national levels.​

Pasture and forest coverages are determined through the integration of other sources of information, such as the Land Cover Map, Corine Land Cover methodology adapted for Colombia, scale 1:100,000, and the agricultural frontier. However, the inclusion of a module for the registration of pastures and forages is not ruled out.

Flower production is measured by counting the number of stems, converting it to kilograms depending on the weight per stem of the flower or forage species, and then converting the volume into tons.​

The areas of commercial forest plantations are registered with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MADR) and the Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA).

EVA provides different mechanisms for accessing information, considering user types: 

• Web portal: information in Excel format and content for citizens. 
https://www.upra.gov.co/web/guest/evaluaciones-agropecuarias-municipales-eva)

•​ AGRONET: information in Excel format, for download and processing. 
(https://www.agronet.gov.co/estadistica/Paginas/home.aspx?cod=59)

•​ SIPRA: geographic component. 
  (https://sipra.upra.gov.co/ )

•​ STRATEGIC DATA DASHBOARD: Strategic Information - Information outputs with graphs, statistics, and agile and consolidated queries. (https://upra.maps.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/cb3bb41127214914b78caa8e6a509f3f) (https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/f63f655e2a534213848432434325f852/page/Perfiles-Departamentales/ )

•​ ​Open data: (https://www.datos.gov.co/ )​​

Avoiding speculative phenomena requires progressive and coordinated actions of different natures by different State entities. Some actions include:

a. Information

Facilitate access to information by implementing an observatory of the rural land market fed participatively by observers in the territory. This observatory should disseminate information related to land supply, demand, and prices, their dynamics, and effects on concentration phenomena, uneconomical fragmentation, and informality in property ownership and tenure.

b. Formalization
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Advance in identifying wastelands and develop and implement programs to formalize public and private property to minimize uncertainty and risks associated with the transfer of ownership, which, in turn, provides greater legal security.

c. Regularization

Implement the Cadastre-Registry Interrelation

Develop and implement the rural land appraisal index.

Promote territorial planning that establishes the qualification of rural land in terms of land use regulations.

Identify in planning the generating facts and actions that enable the application of management and financing mechanisms.

Application of land management and financing mechanisms that seek to capture the mobilization of land value increases generated by public decisions, the equitable distribution of burdens and benefits, as well as the financing of infrastructure works or improvements that contribute to the development of the agricultural and livestock territorial system and the envisaged occupation model for the territory.

Likewise, innovate in national regulatory adjustment for adaptation and adoption for rural lands of existing instruments in urban land such as land readjustment.

​Update and ensure compliance with regulations related to the Family Agricultural Unit (UAF) to promote actions that result in the prevention of concentration, uneconomical fragmentation, and the respective material recovery.

The planted areas are monitored regardless of the semester of the harvest; only whether the area was fully or partially harvested must be taken into account.

The purpose of the UPRA Administrative Procedure is to obtain information on the orientation of land management policies for agricultural uses and the guidelines, criteria, and instruments to consider in the rural land planning and efficient use for the formulation of the Territorial and Development Plan of a territorial entity. It also evaluates public policies in these matters in the Colombian territory.

The purpose of the UPRA Administrative Procedure is to obtain information on the orientation of land management policies for agricultural uses and the guidelines, criteria, and instruments to consider in the rural land planning and efficient use for the formulation of the Territorial and Development Plan of a territorial entity. It also evaluates public policies in these matters in the Colombian territory.

The purpose of the UPRA Administrative Procedure is to obtain information on the orientation of land management policies for agricultural uses and the guidelines, criteria, and instruments to consider in the rural land planning and efficient use for the formulation of the Territorial and Development Plan of a territorial entity. It also evaluates public policies in these matters in the Colombian territory.

The basic regulations on this matter are as follows:

• Article 100 of the 1991 Political Constitution
• Law 9 of 1991, art. 15
• Decree 1735 of 1993
• Decree 2080 of 2000 (International Investment Statute) and its amendments (decrees 1844 of 2003, 4210 of 2004, 4474 of 2005, 1801 of 2007, 2466 of 2007, 4814 of 2007, 1888 of 2008, 1999 of 2008, 3264 of 2008, 3913 of 2008, 2603 of 2009, 4800 of 2010)
• External Resolution No. 8 of 2000 of the Board of Directors of the Banco de la República and its amendments (R.E.8/00) J.D.) 
• External Regulatory Circular DCIN 83 and its amendments, sections 7.1 and 7.2.1.
Additionally, the principles governing foreign investment in Colombia must be taken into account:

a) Principle of equal treatment. Foreign investment in Colombia receives the same treatment as domestic investment. Therefore, foreign investment will not be discriminatory, but neither will it be granted more favorable treatment.

b) Principle of universality. Foreign investment is permitted in all sectors, with the exception of the following cases: defense and national security; activities related to the treatment and disposal of toxic, hazardous, or radioactive waste not produced in Colombia; and private security and surveillance companies.

c) Principle of automaticity. Foreign investment does not require authorization, except for special regimes in the mining, hydrocarbon, insurance, and television sectors, and for investments in the financial sector, which require, in certain cases, prior authorization or recognition by official authorities such as ministries or superintendencies.

d) Principle of stability. The conditions agreed upon at the time of investment registration, regarding remittances of current profits and capital, cannot be changed later in a way that negatively affects the investor. However, if the country finds itself in a situation where international reserves correspond to three months or less of imports, these conditions may be temporarily altered (this situation has never occurred in recent history).

Regarding the adjudication and acquisition of vacant land by foreigners, Decree 1415 of 1940, Article 5, states:

ARTICLE 5. Vacant land located on the national coasts and in the regions bordering neighboring nations, whether intermediate lots reserved by Article 52 of the Fiscal Code or unreserved lots, may henceforth be adjudicated, in accordance with the provisions in force on the matter, only to Colombians by birth.

PARAGRAPH. Vacant land acquired in accordance with this article may not be transferred to foreigners under any title.

The basic regulations on this matter are as follows:

• Article 100 of the 1991 Political Constitution
• Law 9 of 1991, art. 15
• Decree 1735 of 1993
• Decree 2080 of 2000 (International Investment Statute) and its amendments (decrees 1844 of 2003, 4210 of 2004, 4474 of 2005, 1801 of 2007, 2466 of 2007, 4814 of 2007, 1888 of 2008, 1999 of 2008, 3264 of 2008, 3913 of 2008, 2603 of 2009, 4800 of 2010)
• External Resolution No. 8 of 2000 of the Board of Directors of the Banco de la República and its amendments (R.E.8/00) J.D.) 
• External Regulatory Circular DCIN 83 and its amendments, sections 7.1 and 7.2.1.
Additionally, the principles governing foreign investment in Colombia must be taken into account:

a) Principle of equal treatment. Foreign investment in Colombia receives the same treatment as domestic investment. Therefore, foreign investment will not be discriminatory, but neither will it be granted more favorable treatment.

b) Principle of universality. Foreign investment is permitted in all sectors, with the exception of the following cases: defense and national security; activities related to the treatment and disposal of toxic, hazardous, or radioactive waste not produced in Colombia; and private security and surveillance companies.

c) Principle of automaticity. Foreign investment does not require authorization, except for special regimes in the mining, hydrocarbon, insurance, and television sectors, and for investments in the financial sector, which require, in certain cases, prior authorization or recognition by official authorities such as ministries or superintendencies.

d) Principle of stability. The conditions agreed upon at the time of investment registration, regarding remittances of current profits and capital, cannot be changed later in a way that negatively affects the investor. However, if the country finds itself in a situation where international reserves correspond to three months or less of imports, these conditions may be temporarily altered (this situation has never occurred in recent history).

Regarding the adjudication and acquisition of vacant land by foreigners, Decree 1415 of 1940, Article 5, states:

ARTICLE 5. Vacant land located on the national coasts and in the regions bordering neighboring nations, whether intermediate lots reserved by Article 52 of the Fiscal Code or unreserved lots, may henceforth be adjudicated, in accordance with the provisions in force on the matter, only to Colombians by birth.

PARAGRAPH. Vacant land acquired in accordance with this article may not be transferred to foreigners under any title.

UPRA has a team of professionals who provide municipalities with the necessary technical support to resolve any concerns or issues that may arise when using the EVA web application. Through the help desk, municipalities can access the support of the assigned professional. For this purpose, please contact mesadeayudaEVA@upra.gov.co.

UPRA has a team of professionals who provide municipalities with the necessary technical support to resolve any concerns or issues that may arise when using the EVA web application. Through the help desk, municipalities can access the support of the assigned professional. For this purpose, please contact mesadeayudaEVA@upra.gov.co.

UPRA has a team of professionals who provide municipalities with the necessary technical support to resolve any concerns or issues that may arise when using the EVA web application. Through the help desk, municipalities can access the support of the assigned professional. For this purpose, please contact mesadeayudaEVA@upra.gov.co.

UPRA has a team of professionals who provide municipalities with the necessary technical support to resolve any concerns or issues that may arise when using the EVA web application. Through the help desk, municipalities can access the support of the assigned professional. For this purpose, please contact mesadeayudaEVA@upra.gov.co.

UPRA has a team of professionals who provide municipalities with the necessary technical support to resolve any concerns or issues that may arise when using the EVA web application. Through the help desk, municipalities can access the support of the assigned professional. For this purpose, please contact mesadeayudaEVA@upra.gov.co.

UPRA has a team of professionals who provide municipalities with the necessary technical support to resolve any concerns or issues that may arise when using the EVA web application. Through the help desk, municipalities can access the support of the assigned professional. For this purpose, please contact mesadeayudaEVA@upra.gov.co.

Peasant reserve zones are considered colonization zones with a predominance of uncultivated lands with special agroecological, socioeconomic, cultural, and environmental characteristics that respond to a specific form of peasant identity. These zones are based on agrarian, social, and state initiatives, seeking to promote Comprehensive Rural Reform and contribute to territorial planning through participatory, concerted, and balanced alternatives between the peasant, family, and community economies and the environment. One of these zones' main functions is to close the agricultural frontier; consequently, they can include areas outside the agricultural frontier, as long as land-use regimes are respected, which must be contemplated in their respective sustainable development plans.

Peasant reserve zones are considered colonization zones with a predominance of uncultivated lands with special agroecological, socioeconomic, cultural, and environmental characteristics that respond to a specific form of peasant identity. These zones are based on agrarian, social, and state initiatives, seeking to promote Comprehensive Rural Reform and contribute to territorial planning through participatory, concerted, and balanced alternatives between the peasant, family, and community economies and the environment. One of these zones' main functions is to close the agricultural frontier; consequently, they can include areas outside the agricultural frontier, as long as land-use regimes are respected, which must be contemplated in their respective sustainable development plans.

Peasant reserve zones are considered colonization zones with a predominance of uncultivated lands with special agroecological, socioeconomic, cultural, and environmental characteristics that respond to a specific form of peasant identity. These zones are based on agrarian, social, and state initiatives, seeking to promote Comprehensive Rural Reform and contribute to territorial planning through participatory, concerted, and balanced alternatives between the peasant, family, and community economies and the environment. One of these zones' main functions is to close the agricultural frontier; consequently, they can include areas outside the agricultural frontier, as long as land-use regimes are respected, which must be contemplated in their respective sustainable development plans.

Peasant reserve zones are considered colonization zones with a predominance of uncultivated lands with special agroecological, socioeconomic, cultural, and environmental characteristics that respond to a specific form of peasant identity. These zones are based on agrarian, social, and state initiatives, seeking to promote Comprehensive Rural Reform and contribute to territorial planning through participatory, concerted, and balanced alternatives between the peasant, family, and community economies and the environment. One of these zones' main functions is to close the agricultural frontier; consequently, they can include areas outside the agricultural frontier, as long as land-use regimes are respected, which must be contemplated in their respective sustainable development plans.

Peasant reserve zones are considered colonization zones with a predominance of uncultivated lands with special agroecological, socioeconomic, cultural, and environmental characteristics that respond to a specific form of peasant identity. These zones are based on agrarian, social, and state initiatives, seeking to promote Comprehensive Rural Reform and contribute to territorial planning through participatory, concerted, and balanced alternatives between the peasant, family, and community economies and the environment. One of these zones' main functions is to close the agricultural frontier; consequently, they can include areas outside the agricultural frontier, as long as land-use regimes are respected, which must be contemplated in their respective sustainable development plans.

Peasant reserve zones are considered colonization zones with a predominance of uncultivated lands with special agroecological, socioeconomic, cultural, and environmental characteristics that respond to a specific form of peasant identity. These zones are based on agrarian, social, and state initiatives, seeking to promote Comprehensive Rural Reform and contribute to territorial planning through participatory, concerted, and balanced alternatives between the peasant, family, and community economies and the environment. One of these zones' main functions is to close the agricultural frontier; consequently, they can include areas outside the agricultural frontier, as long as land-use regimes are respected, which must be contemplated in their respective sustainable development plans.

Peasant reserve zones are considered colonization zones with a predominance of uncultivated lands with special agroecological, socioeconomic, cultural, and environmental characteristics that respond to a specific form of peasant identity. These zones are based on agrarian, social, and state initiatives, seeking to promote Comprehensive Rural Reform and contribute to territorial planning through participatory, concerted, and balanced alternatives between the peasant, family, and community economies and the environment. One of these zones' main functions is to close the agricultural frontier; consequently, they can include areas outside the agricultural frontier, as long as land-use regimes are respected, which must be contemplated in their respective sustainable development plans.

Peasant reserve zones are considered colonization zones with a predominance of uncultivated lands with special agroecological, socioeconomic, cultural, and environmental characteristics that respond to a specific form of peasant identity. These zones are based on agrarian, social, and state initiatives, seeking to promote Comprehensive Rural Reform and contribute to territorial planning through participatory, concerted, and balanced alternatives between the peasant, family, and community economies and the environment. One of these zones' main functions is to close the agricultural frontier; consequently, they can include areas outside the agricultural frontier, as long as land-use regimes are respected, which must be contemplated in their respective sustainable development plans.

Peasant reserve zones are considered colonization zones with a predominance of uncultivated lands with special agroecological, socioeconomic, cultural, and environmental characteristics that respond to a specific form of peasant identity. These zones are based on agrarian, social, and state initiatives, seeking to promote Comprehensive Rural Reform and contribute to territorial planning through participatory, concerted, and balanced alternatives between the peasant, family, and community economies and the environment. One of these zones' main functions is to close the agricultural frontier; consequently, they can include areas outside the agricultural frontier, as long as land-use regimes are respected, which must be contemplated in their respective sustainable development plans.

Peasant reserve zones are considered colonization zones with a predominance of uncultivated lands with special agroecological, socioeconomic, cultural, and environmental characteristics that respond to a specific form of peasant identity. These zones are based on agrarian, social, and state initiatives, seeking to promote Comprehensive Rural Reform and contribute to territorial planning through participatory, concerted, and balanced alternatives between the peasant, family, and community economies and the environment. One of these zones' main functions is to close the agricultural frontier; consequently, they can include areas outside the agricultural frontier, as long as land-use regimes are respected, which must be contemplated in their respective sustainable development plans.

Peasant reserve zones are considered colonization zones with a predominance of uncultivated lands with special agroecological, socioeconomic, cultural, and environmental characteristics that respond to a specific form of peasant identity. These zones are based on agrarian, social, and state initiatives, seeking to promote Comprehensive Rural Reform and contribute to territorial planning through participatory, concerted, and balanced alternatives between the peasant, family, and community economies and the environment. One of these zones' main functions is to close the agricultural frontier; consequently, they can include areas outside the agricultural frontier, as long as land-use regimes are respected, which must be contemplated in their respective sustainable development plans.

Peasant reserve zones are considered colonization zones with a predominance of uncultivated lands with special agroecological, socioeconomic, cultural, and environmental characteristics that respond to a specific form of peasant identity. These zones are based on agrarian, social, and state initiatives, seeking to promote Comprehensive Rural Reform and contribute to territorial planning through participatory, concerted, and balanced alternatives between the peasant, family, and community economies and the environment. One of these zones' main functions is to close the agricultural frontier; consequently, they can include areas outside the agricultural frontier, as long as land-use regimes are respected, which must be contemplated in their respective sustainable development plans.

Peasant reserve zones are considered colonization zones with a predominance of uncultivated lands with special agroecological, socioeconomic, cultural, and environmental characteristics that respond to a specific form of peasant identity. These zones are based on agrarian, social, and state initiatives, seeking to promote Comprehensive Rural Reform and contribute to territorial planning through participatory, concerted, and balanced alternatives between the peasant, family, and community economies and the environment. One of these zones' main functions is to close the agricultural frontier; consequently, they can include areas outside the agricultural frontier, as long as land-use regimes are respected, which must be contemplated in their respective sustainable development plans.