Sustainability of cacao farms in the district of Huicungo (San Martín, Perú) with the “rapid agroecological method”

Tuesta, O.; Santistevan, M.; Borjas, R.; Castro, Viviana Laura; Julca, Alberto

doi:10.21704/pja.v1i1.1062

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“…El método anteriormente indicado fue empleado por Cerón et al (2014), Merma y Julca (2012); y Tuesta et al (2017) entre otros; según el buscador de Google Académico el método fue citado por 138 casos. Sin embargo, éste no considera las tres dimensiones de la sustentabilidad (Márquez y Julca, 2015); pero es una herramienta relativamente simple, su uso puede ser extendido y su practicidad generalizada entre los agricultores y técnicos de campo, especialmente para estudios preliminares de sustentabilidad de los sistemas de producción agrícola (Tuesta et al, 2017).…”

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Sustentabilidad De Los Sistemas De Producción Agrícola: Una Revisión Sistemática De Las Metodologías Empleadas Para Su Evaluación

Taco

Borjas‐Ventura²,

Alvarado-Huamán³

et al. 2021

Trop Subtrop Agroecosyst

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Background. Currently, agricultural production systems are intensives and develop in a context of climate change, soil degradation, environmental pollution, and scarce resources. Thus, it is necessary to know the level of sustainability of agroecosystems and its implications in economic, environmental and social terms. Objective. The aimed of this research was to carry out a systematic review of the methodologies used to evaluate the economic, environmental and social sustainability of agricultural production systems (SPA). Methodology. The study was carried out in accordance with the PRISMA statement (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyzes), a systematic literature study was carried out in the global databases ScienceDirect, JSTOR, SpringerLink, Dialnet, Google Scholar, Google Academic, using as search terms using the Boolean operator: “evaluation, methodologies, agricultural sustainability”. Zotero (www.zotero.org), a free access manager for bibliographic references, was used. In the case of Peru, the database of the Doctoral Program in Sustainable Agriculture of the Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina (PDAS-UNALM) was reviewed. Results. Twenty-two frameworks or methodological proposals were found. Some frameworks and methodological proposals focus on the construction of indicators of environmental and economic sustainability and to a lesser extent social ones; others in defining sustainability indices, synthesizing values of economic, environmental and social indicators in a single numerical value; and another group that develop conceptual evaluation frameworks with a hierarchical structure of the indicators, start from attributes or objectives, perform the comparison of reference and alternative production systems, and due to their flexibility, they are applicable in different SPAs. In 88% of the sustainability study cases in Peru, the methodological proposal of "Multicriteria Analysis" was used, explained by its low cost, easy definition and interpretation of indicators and adaptable to evaluate the sustainability of most SPA from Peru. Implications. The application of methodologies to evaluate the economic, environmental and social sustainability of agricultural production systems are not rigid, in some cases they can be adapted or modified according to the criteria of the researchers based on the characteristics of the agroecosystems. Conclusions. For the evaluation of the sustainability of SPAs where a large amount of information with economic, environmental and social variables is involved, there are alternatives such as frameworks or methodological proposals that can be adapted according to the objectives, spatial analysis or their multidimensional nature. In cases of SPA sustainability analysis studies in Peru carried out between 2012 and 2020, it was found that 88% used the methodological proposal of Sarandón and Flores (2009) based on the "Multicriteria Analysis" and define the levels of sustainability with indices.

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Sustentabilidad De Los Sistemas De Producción Agrícola: Una Revisión Sistemática De Las Metodologías Empleadas Para Su Evaluación

Taco

Borjas‐Ventura²,

Alvarado-Huamán³

et al. 2021

Trop Subtrop Agroecosyst

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“…The former concerns the life quality of actors and includes local purchases, local hiring, supporting local community events, the impact of products on society, and business dealings with ethical policies (Smetana et al, 2016). The economic aspect explains the distribution of wealth across the stages (Tuesta et al, 2017). Thus, a food system perspective is vital since it groups the elements as a whole and examines their dynamic in an open or closed scenario (Barbier, 2016).…”

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Protected-Denomination-of-Origin Cocoa Bean: Chain governance and Sustainability Performance

Miranda

Moreno

2020

Economia Agro-Alimentare

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The Protected Denominations of Origin in agricultural goods through recognized chains, have a fundamental economic role. In Ecuador, the pdo cocoa bean certification becomes a protagonist since it presents an opportunity to boost the social performance of smallholders. A substantial amount of research focused only on examining the crop performance of pdo products. However, there is a shift in the agricultural chain perspective towards more sustainable models. In this respect, social, economic, and institutional aspects are consequential and tribute to the agricultural sector development. Also, the current rise of market opportunities at the local and international levels is a driver to support them. This study aimed to analyze socio-economic and governance components to understand the pdo Cocoa Arriba (Theobroma cacao) chain sustainability performance and bring forward potential strategies. Principal Components Analysis was introduced to contribute with relevant insights.The framework applied accounts with a revision of primary and support activities. The investigation clustered pre-production, production, and post-production tiers. Also, it executed the food chain mapping and identification of chain actors. Results stated several viable long-term strategies. Examples of those strategies are the enhancement of national regulation to assist chain actors and the stimulus of young producers and associations empowerment. The main research contribution is the application of governance mechanisms to assess the chain performance comprehensively. Based on the results, our recommendation is to incorporate new indicators to analyze the environmental and institutional components profoundly.

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“…The former concerns the life quality of actors [31] and includes local purchases, local hiring, supporting local community events, the impact of products on society, and business dealings with ethical policies. The economic aspect explains the distribution of wealth across the stages [32]. Thus, a food system perspective is vital, since it groups the elements as a whole and examines their dynamic in an open or closed scenario [33].…”

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Protected Designation of Origin and Sustainability Characterization: The Case of PDO Cocoa Arriba

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The employment of Protected Designations of Origin (PDO) in agri-food products through recognized chains has a fundamental economic role in Ecuador. A substantial amount of research has focused on examining the crop performance of PDO products. However, there is a shift in the agri-food chain perspective towards more sustainable models. In this respect, social, economic, and institutional aspects are consequential and contribute to the agri-food sector development. The current rise in market opportunities at the local and international level drives support for them. This study aims to analyze socio-economic and governance components, in order to understand the PDO Cocoa Arriba (Theobroma cacao) chain sustainability performance and propose potential future strategies. Principal Components Analysis was used to contribute relevant insight. This framework applies accounts with a revision of primary and supporting activities. The investigation clustered pre-production, production, and post-production tiers. It also executed food chain mapping and identified chain actors. Results suggested several viable long-term strategies. Examples of these strategies include the enhancement of national regulation to assist chain actors, and the stimulus of young producers and empowerment of associations. The main contribution to the research was the application of governance mechanisms to comprehensively assess chain performance. Based on the results, we recommend incorporating new indicators to analyze the environmental and institutional components in detail.

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Sustainability of cacao farms in the district of Huicungo (San Martín, Perú) with the “rapid agroecological method”

Cited by 5 publications

References 7 publications

Sustentabilidad De Los Sistemas De Producción Agrícola: Una Revisión Sistemática De Las Metodologías Empleadas Para Su Evaluación

Sustentabilidad De Los Sistemas De Producción Agrícola: Una Revisión Sistemática De Las Metodologías Empleadas Para Su Evaluación

Protected-Denomination-of-Origin Cocoa Bean: Chain governance and Sustainability Performance

Protected Designation of Origin and Sustainability Characterization: The Case of PDO Cocoa Arriba

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