Evidences
78 results
The article assesses the sustainability of urban agriculture in the municipality of El Alto, Bolivia, analyzing its environmental, economic, and social dimensions. Through sustainability indicators, it identifies the strengths and limitations of local agricultural practices, highlighting their role in food security, organic waste management, and income generation for urban families. The study proposes strategies to strengthen this activity as a viable alternative in the face of urban expansion and the challenges of climate change.
Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, La Paz, Bolivia.
Villacorta, W. B., Delgado, M. T., & Challco, G. J. C. (2025). Evaluación de la sostenibilidad de la agricultura urbana en el Municipio de El Alto, Bolivia. Sapiens Studies Journal (SSJ), 2(1), 6.
One in three people in the world, or more than 2.2 billion, still lack access to safe drinking wáter (WRI, 2025).
WRI (2025)
WRI (2025). Thinking Beyond the Borehole: Safe Water Supplies Begin with Healthy Watersheds.
Coffee production has increased 75% since 1990 due to the growth of global wealth (EOM, 2024).
EOM (2024)
EOM (2024). El comercio de café en el mundo
Only 2.5% of the final price of coffee reaches farmers for their work in cultivation and harvesting, while the roasting process and marketing represent 90% (EOM, 2024).
EOM (2024)
EOM (2024). El comercio de café en el mundo
From 19% to 15% decreased the share of the agricultural sector over employment in Latin America between 1992 and 2009 (ECLAC & EU, 2017).
De 19% a 15% disminuyó la participación del sector agrícola sobre el empleo en América Latina entre 1992 y 2009 (CEPAL & UE, 2017)
CEPAL & UE, 2017. El cambio climático, la agricultura y la pobreza en América Latina
1.9 million hectares are dedicated to commercial crops, and only 445 thousand hectares are for staple foods in Ecuador (IEE, 2020).
1,9 millones de hectáreas se dedican a alimentos comerciales y solo 445 mil hectáreas son para alimentos básicos en Ecuador (IEE, 2020)
IEE, 2020. Estudio para una línea base para la implementación del Decenio de las NNUU de la Agricultura Familiar en Ecuador.
10%-15% of total jobs are associated with agriculture in LAC.
10%-15% de los empleos totales están asociados a la agricultura en ALC
Banco Mundial, 2020. Panoramas alimentarios futuros: Reimaginando la agricultura en América Latina y el Caribe
1.6% reached loans to the agricultural sector in LAC in 2020, before decreasing to 1.37% in 2021 (ECLAC et al., 2024).
CEPAL. et al, 2024
"FAO, IICA, CEPAL y P M A. 2024. Financiamiento para la seguridad alimentaria y la nutrición en América Latina y el Caribe. Santiago de Chile. https://doi.org/10.4060/cd0527es"
300 billion per year until 2030 is the estimated cost of transforming agrifood systems and eradicating global hunger and malnutrition (ECLAC et al., 2024).
CEPAL. et al, 2024
"FAO, IICA, CEPAL y P M A. 2024. Financiamiento para la seguridad alimentaria y la nutrición en América Latina y el Caribe. Santiago de Chile. https://doi.org/10.4060/cd0527es"
Legal frameworks for crop gene editing have been developed in Latin America, considering institutional drivers and policy frameworks. Regulatory gaps are identified, and an approach to strengthening biotechnology governance is proposed (Zarate & Ramírez, 2023).
Zarate & Ramírez, 2023
Centro de Ingeniería Genética y Sociedad, Universidad Estatal de Carolina del Norte, Raleigh, Carolina del Norte - Estados Unidos
Escuela de Medio Ambiente de Yale, Universidad de Yale - Estados Unidos
Instituto de Investigación Social y Económica, Universidad de Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, AK - Estados Unidos
Thinktank de Biociencias, Guadalajara - México
