Short Commercialization Circuits and Productive Development of Agroecological Farmers in the Rural Andean Area of Ecuador
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Location
2.2. Data Collection
2.3. Indicators
2.4. Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Evaluation of Short Commercialization Circuits
3.2. System of Production and Commercialization of Agroecological Products
3.3. The Short Commercialization Circuit Model
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Scale | Indicator | Value | Points |
---|---|---|---|
Agroecological sustainability | Diversity of annual or temporary crops | 15 | 41 |
Perennial crop diversity | 15 | ||
Plot size | 8 | ||
Soil protection techniques | 3 | ||
Socio-territorial sustainability | Social participation | 7 | 34 |
Commercial and multi-activity services | 5 | ||
Quality of the food produced | 12 | ||
Involvement in associations | 10 | ||
Economic sustainability | Income effectiveness | 10 | 25 |
Self-financing capacity | 15 | ||
Total Rating | 100 | 100 |
Variable | Data | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Gender | Female | 100 |
Age | 15–28 | 0 |
29–39 | 32 | |
40–50 | 38 | |
50–65 | 30 | |
Level of education | None | 0 |
Primary | 77 | |
High school | 18 | |
University | 5 | |
Marital status (1–3) | Married | 88 |
Single | 7 | |
Divorced | 5 | |
Number of family members | 1 | 0 |
2 to 4 | 73 | |
5 or 6 | 27 | |
Productive credit | Yes | 4 |
No | 96 | |
Owner of the land | Own | 89 |
Lease | 11 | |
Occupied | 0 | |
Short Commercialization Circuits (SCCs) | Home deliveries | 40 |
Local markets | 35 | |
Agroecological fairs | 25 | |
Price | 52 | |
The disadvantage of the commercialization of agroecological products | Competition | 30 |
No disadvantages | 18 |
Group | Product |
---|---|
Gramine | Corn |
Vegetable | Lettuce |
Zucchini | |
Onion | |
Chard | |
Leek | |
Cabbage | |
Broccoli | |
Pea | |
Garlic | |
Cauliflower | |
Pepper | |
Bean | |
Lima beans | |
Legume | Radish |
Beetroot | |
Tuber | Potato |
White melloco | |
Red melloco | |
Tomato (tree) | |
Babaco | |
Fruit | Strawberry |
Raspberry |
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Franco-Crespo, C.; Cordero-Ahiman, O.V.; Vanegas, J.L.; García, D. Short Commercialization Circuits and Productive Development of Agroecological Farmers in the Rural Andean Area of Ecuador. Sustainability 2023, 15, 6944. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15086944
Franco-Crespo C, Cordero-Ahiman OV, Vanegas JL, García D. Short Commercialization Circuits and Productive Development of Agroecological Farmers in the Rural Andean Area of Ecuador. Sustainability. 2023; 15(8):6944. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15086944
Chicago/Turabian StyleFranco-Crespo, Christian, Otilia Vanessa Cordero-Ahiman, Jorge Leonardo Vanegas, and Dario García. 2023. "Short Commercialization Circuits and Productive Development of Agroecological Farmers in the Rural Andean Area of Ecuador" Sustainability 15, no. 8: 6944. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15086944