Assessment of sustainability in cocoa farms in Ecuador: application of a multidimensional indicator-based framework
Cocoa is one of Ecuador’s main export products. Over the last decades, cocoa production in the country has increased considerably, making it the largest producer of cocoa in Latin America. However, this increase has been accompanied by environmental degradation, endangering the sustainability of coc...
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| author | Marco Heredia-R Irene Blanco-Gutiérrez Paloma Esteve Laura Puhl Cristian Morales-Opazo |
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| description | Cocoa is one of Ecuador’s main export products. Over the last decades, cocoa production in the country has increased considerably, making it the largest producer of cocoa in Latin America. However, this increase has been accompanied by environmental degradation, endangering the sustainability of cocoa cultivation. This study utilizes an innovative indicator-based framework to evaluate the sustainability performance of fine flavour and CCN-51 cocoa farms in Ecuador, across economic, social, environmental, nutrition and health, and governance dimensions. Data were collected from 169 farms in Manabí Province and multiple statistical tests were employed to discern sustainability scores. The results highlighted significant differences in sustainability between the two cocoa production systems, influenced by factors such as ethnicity, age, and level of education. A 53% variation in sustainability scores between the fine flavour and CCN-51 cocoa farms was identified. The association of lower sustainability scores with limitations of physical and financial capital provides insights for enhancing sustainable cocoa farming in Ecuador. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f60114d9c5c848ebb196c7172ba2c8de2025-01-06T14:27:41ZengTaylor & Francis GroupInternational Journal of Agricultural Sustainability1473-59031747-762X2024-12-0122110.1080/14735903.2024.2379863Assessment of sustainability in cocoa farms in Ecuador: application of a multidimensional indicator-based frameworkMarco Heredia-R0Irene Blanco-Gutiérrez1Paloma Esteve2Laura Puhl3Cristian Morales-Opazo4Facultad de Ciencias Pecuarias y Biológicas, Universidad Técnica Estatal de Quevedo (UTEQ), Quevedo, EcuadorCentro de Estudios e Investigación para la Gestión de Riesgos Agrarios y Medioambientales (CEIGRAM), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, SpainCentro de Estudios e Investigación para la Gestión de Riesgos Agrarios y Medioambientales (CEIGRAM), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, SpainDepartamento de Métodos Cuantitativos y Sistemas de Información, Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaAgrifood Economics and Policy Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Rome, ItalyCocoa is one of Ecuador’s main export products. Over the last decades, cocoa production in the country has increased considerably, making it the largest producer of cocoa in Latin America. However, this increase has been accompanied by environmental degradation, endangering the sustainability of cocoa cultivation. This study utilizes an innovative indicator-based framework to evaluate the sustainability performance of fine flavour and CCN-51 cocoa farms in Ecuador, across economic, social, environmental, nutrition and health, and governance dimensions. Data were collected from 169 farms in Manabí Province and multiple statistical tests were employed to discern sustainability scores. The results highlighted significant differences in sustainability between the two cocoa production systems, influenced by factors such as ethnicity, age, and level of education. A 53% variation in sustainability scores between the fine flavour and CCN-51 cocoa farms was identified. The association of lower sustainability scores with limitations of physical and financial capital provides insights for enhancing sustainable cocoa farming in Ecuador.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/14735903.2024.2379863SustainabilityIndicatorsStatistical analysisFarmsCocoaEcuador |
| spellingShingle | Marco Heredia-R Irene Blanco-Gutiérrez Paloma Esteve Laura Puhl Cristian Morales-Opazo Assessment of sustainability in cocoa farms in Ecuador: application of a multidimensional indicator-based framework International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability Sustainability Indicators Statistical analysis Farms Cocoa Ecuador |
| title | Assessment of sustainability in cocoa farms in Ecuador: application of a multidimensional indicator-based framework |
| title_full | Assessment of sustainability in cocoa farms in Ecuador: application of a multidimensional indicator-based framework |
| title_fullStr | Assessment of sustainability in cocoa farms in Ecuador: application of a multidimensional indicator-based framework |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of sustainability in cocoa farms in Ecuador: application of a multidimensional indicator-based framework |
| title_short | Assessment of sustainability in cocoa farms in Ecuador: application of a multidimensional indicator-based framework |
| title_sort | assessment of sustainability in cocoa farms in ecuador application of a multidimensional indicator based framework |
| topic | Sustainability Indicators Statistical analysis Farms Cocoa Ecuador |
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