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Surface Area on Hillsides

30/12/2022 Go to Evidence

65% of the country's surface area is on hillsides, that is, with a slope greater than 15%, where most small producers cultivate (Martín Manzano, 2012).

El 65% de la superficie del país está en zona de laderas, es decir, con una pendiente mayor al 15%, donde la mayoría de los pequeños productores cultivan (Martín Manzano, 2012).

Martín Manzano, M. del M. (2012). La FAO y la agricultura familiar: El caso de El Salvador. FAO El Salvador.

Diagnosis of Andean livestock farming in Peru

29/12/2022 Go to Evidence

Peru's Andean livestock system is highly heterogeneous structurally, with a predominance of small producers, low productivity and limited access to technical services, which requires differentiated policies by type of producer (Quispe et al., 2022).

INIA Institutional Repository

Revista Científica de la Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad del Zulia

Agriculture and food sovereignty

01/07/2022 Go to Evidence

The relationship between agriculture, food security, and food sovereignty is investigated, highlighting the role of public policies in guaranteeing the right to adequate and sustainable food. Based on an analysis of academic sources and international organizations, it addresses the main challenges facing agriculture in Colombia and Latin America, such as land concentration, dependence on imports, and rural inequality. The study highlights the need to strengthen family farming, promote gender equality, and consolidate local food systems geared toward self-sufficiency and social justice.

Universidad de Cundinamarca, Cundinamarca, Colombia.

Fonseca-Carreño, N. E., & Bossa-Pabon, K. A. (2022). La Agricultura y su incidencia en la Seguridad y la Soberanía Alimentaria. Una revisión. Revista Científica Profundidad Construyendo Futuro, 17(17), 85-101.

Sustainable agriculture with associated crops

08/01/2022 Go to Evidence

The article analyzes crop association as an alternative for the development of sustainable agriculture in Latin America. Through a review of 88 studies, it shows that polyculture, agroforestry, and silvopastoral systems improve productivity, profitability, and climate resilience compared to monocultures. It highlights the benefits for soil fertility, biodiversity conservation, and climate change mitigation, proposing this practice as a comprehensive path toward agricultural and food sustainability in rural farming contexts.

Universidad Central del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador.; Universidad Agraria La Molina, Lima, Perú.

Tamayo Ortiz, C. V., & Alegre Orihuela, J. C. (2022). Asociación de cultivos, alternativa para el desarrollo de una agricultura sustentable. Siembra, 9(1).

Carbon footprint of coffee in polycultures vs. mon

31/12/2021 Go to Evidence

6.2 to 7.3 kg CO₂e per kilogram is the carbon footprint of coffee in polycultures, compared to 9 to 10.8 kg CO₂e in monocultures (IICA, 2021).

6.2 a 7.3 kg CO₂e kg-1 de café pergamino es la huella de carbono del café en policultivos, frente a 9 a 10.8 kg CO₂e a la de monocultivos en México, Guatemala, Nicaragua, El Salvador y Colombia (IICA, 2021).

IICA.2021. Hojas de información: buenas prácticas para una agricultura climáticamente inteligente. https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-1797-hojas-de-informacion:-buenas-practicas-para-una-agricultura-climaticamente-inteligente

Total organic records

30/08/2021 Go to Evidence

The 454 new organic producer registrations were made in Bahia between 2014 and 2020 (Sanchez et al., 2021).

Los 454 nuevos registros de productores orgánicos se realizaron en Bahía entre 2014 y 2020 (Sanchez et al., 2021).

Sanchez, A. R. N., Cruz, T. V., Narezi, G., & Crepaldi, M. O. S. (2021). Organic production in the state of Bahia, Brazil: a spatio-temporal analysis of registrations and certification bodies (2014-2020). Sociedade & Natureza, 33, e60426. DOI: 10.14393/SN-v33-2021-60426

Organic registers

30/08/2021 Go to Evidence

43% represented the average annual growth of new organic producers registered in Bahia between 2015 and 2017 (Sanchez et al., 2021).

El 43% representó el crecimiento promedio anual de nuevos productores orgánicos registrados en Bahía entre 2015 y 2017 (Sanchez et al., 2021).

Sanchez, A. R. N., Cruz, T. V., Narezi, G., & Crepaldi, M. O. S. (2021). Organic production in the state of Bahia, Brazil: a spatio-temporal analysis of registrations and certification bodies (2014-2020). Sociedade & Natureza, 33, e60426. DOI: 10.14393/SN-v33-2021-60426

Organic area in Brazil

30/08/2021 Go to Evidence

Brazil accounts for 0.4% of the world's organic production area, totaling 1,136,857 hectares (Sanchez et al., 2021).

El 0.4% del área mundial de producción orgánica corresponde a Brasil, totalizando 1,136,857 hectáreas (Sanchez et al., 2021).

Sanchez, A. R. N., Cruz, T. V., Narezi, G., & Crepaldi, M. O. S. (2021). Organic production in the state of Bahia, Brazil: a spatio-temporal analysis of registrations and certification bodies (2014-2020). Sociedade & Natureza, 33, e60426. DOI: 10.14393/SN-v33-2021-60426

Agricultural establishments

30/08/2021 Go to Evidence

100% of agricultural establishments in Bahia total 762,848 units covering 28 million hectares according to the 2017 Agricultural Census (Sanchez et al., 2021).

El 100% de establecimientos agrícolas en Bahía suma 762,848 unidades que cubren 28 millones de hectáreas según el Censo Agrícola de 2017 (Sanchez et al., 2021).

Sanchez, A. R. N., Cruz, T. V., Narezi, G., & Crepaldi, M. O. S. (2021). Organic production in the state of Bahia, Brazil: a spatio-temporal analysis of registrations and certification bodies (2014-2020). Sociedade & Natureza, 33, e60426. DOI: 10.14393/SN-v33-2021-60426

Organic cocoa production South Coast, Brazil

30/08/2021 Go to Evidence

60 percent of the 220 organic registrations in 2014 in Bahia corresponded to cocoa production in the identity territories of Costa Sul, Baixo Sul and Costa do Descobrimento (Sanchez et al., 2021).

El 60% de los 220 registros orgánicos en 2014 en Bahía correspondían a la producción de cacao en los territorios de identidad de Costa Sur, Bajo Sur y Costa do Descobrimento (Sanchez et al., 2021).

Sanchez, A. R. N., Cruz, T. V., Narezi, G., & Crepaldi, M. O. S. (2021). Organic production in the state of Bahia, Brazil: a spatio-temporal analysis of registrations and certification bodies (2014-2020). Sociedade & Natureza, 33, e60426. DOI: 10.14393/SN-v33-2021-60426