Diagnóstico participativo para el desarrollo cafetalero sostenible de la ciudad de Zamora

Abstract

Abstract: Coffee is a product that is consumed worldwide and generates social, economic, and environmental impacts: generating employment, foreign exchange through exports, and agricultural systems that focus on the conservation of flora and fauna. The province of Zamora Chinchipe produces mainly Arabica coffee (96%), however, despite the importance of coffee production in the province, there is no information on coffee consumption. For this reason, this research seeks to define coffee management strategies, consumption patterns, and determine the importance of environmental management for consumers. For this purpose an interview was conducted with small coffee growers and 250 surveys were applied to coffee consumers. The results show that the producers maintain certain activities that could be defined as sustainable management and that coffee consumption is mainly by men (55%), in age ranges between 44 and 52 years old, and most people are aware of the activities involved in obtaining organic coffee.