Evaluation of the socioeconomic and ecological sustainability of the organic and conventional production systems of coffee of the cuenca del Cumbaza
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https://doi.org/10.51252/reacae.v2i1.450Keywords:
traditional agriculture, sustainable coffee farming, coffee productive factorsAbstract
In San Martin, coffee is one of the main agricultural products for the world market; however, production faces social, environmental, ecological and economic problems and challenges, which place it at a level of high productive vulnerability. The objective was to evaluate the socioeconomic and ecological sustainability of organic and conventional coffee systems. It was carried out in the Cumbaza river basin, Escalera mountain range, in the Aviación, Chiricyacu and Chinchiwi native communities. The measurements of socioeconomic indicators were carried out through semi-structured interviews. Indices from 0 to 10 were built for each indicator, based on values and references, which are related to levels of sustainability. The certified organic production system presented greater economic sustainability for the different indicators: price, market, gross margin/ha, labor productivity, and cost-benefit ratio. No significant differences were found between the treatments for the indicators: coffee productivity, production cost and unit cost. The certified organic production system showed greater socioeconomic sustainability than the conventional system, mainly due to the higher price of coffee.
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