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Book (series)Implementation of an indicator-based framework for farm sustainability assessment in Ecuador 2025
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No results found.Cocoa is one of Ecuador’s most emblematic and traditional export products. The cocoa sector is vital to the country's economy and is an essential source of livelihood for many households in rural areas. Cocoa production has grown significantly in the last decade. However, it faces intricate socioeconomic and environmental problems, including poverty, inequality and deforestation, that threaten the sustainability of the cocoa value chain. Although efforts have been made to assess the sustainability of cocoa farms in Ecuador, the number of studies is still low and their usefulness is hampered by methodological issues. Existing sustainability assessment tools often provide a partial view, focusing on one or two of the classic sustainability dimensions (often on the economic, social or environmental dimensions).This study applies a novel indicator-based framework (FARMTOOLS) that assesses five dimensions of sustainability (economic, social, environmental, nutrition and health, and governance), thus offering a fully integrated perspective of sustainability. The framework has been applied to cocoa farms in Manabí, one of the largest cocoa-producing areas in Ecuador, to assess and compare the sustainability of farms cultivating fine-flavour cocoa and CCN-51 cocoa, the two main varieties grown in the country.The study highlights critical aspects affecting cocoa farm sustainability and, as such, it helps to identify areas where policy interventions might contribute to more sustainable practices, thus improving the sustainability of cocoa farms in the country. -
No Thumbnail AvailableBook (series)Strategies for sustainable animal agriculture in developing countries 1993
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No results found.he FAO Expert Consultation on Strategies for Sustainable Animal Agriculture in Developing Countries was held at the FAO Headquarters in Rome, Italy, from 10 to 14 December 1990.Animal agriculture is a complex, multi-component, interactive process that is dependant on land, human resources and capital investment. Throughout the developing world it is practised in many different forms, in different environments and with differing degrees of intensity and biological efficiency. As a result any meaningful discussion of the subject must draw on a broad spectrum of the biological and earth sciences as well as the social, economic and political dimensions that bear so heavily on the advancement of animal agriculture. There is a growing consensus among politicians, planners and scientists alike that livestock production in the third world is not developing as it should, or at a sufficient pace to meet the high quality protein needs of a rapidly expanding human population. The sobering reality is, despite the many development projects implemented over the years by national, bilateral and multinational agencies and often substantial capital investment, there has been little or no change in the efficiency of animal production in the developing world. Livestock numbers have increased substantially in many countries and while the growth in output is welcome, it does not necessarily equate with sustainable productive growth. On the contrary it can, as it has done in the drought prone arid regions, lead to a lowering of productivity and degradation of the rangelands.The purpose of the Expert Consultation was to discuss and formulate specific criteria and questions relating to the planning and implementation of sustainable livestock production programmes in the developing world. There is increasing concern regarding the conservation of the natural resource base and protection of the global environment and FAO attaches highest priority to the sustainable development of plant and animal agriculture. This Expert Consultation is one of a number of initiatives being undertaken by FAO to ensure the sustainability of it's agricultural development programme. The discussion and recommendations arising from this Expert Consultation have been used to help to focus and guide global, regional and national policies and action programmes on the sustainable development of agriculture and have provided an important contribution to the FAO/Government of the Netherlands International Conference on Agriculture and the Environment held in the hague, 15–19 April, 1991. -
No Thumbnail AvailableBook (stand-alone)Land quality indicators and their use in sustainable agriculture and rural development 1997
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