Importancia de las ferias de semillas en la conservación de la agrobiodiversidad en los Andes del Norte: Colombia, Ecuador y Perú

Abstract

Abstract: Seed fairs represent one of the largest activities that contribute to the conservation of agrobiodiversity, without counting the benefits that result from their execution, both for the environment and for human beings. In the Northern Andes: Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, there is a significant number of studies carried out on the one hand about seed fairs, others about conservation and finally studies regarding agrobiodiversity; however, there is no adequate systematization that understands the relationship that these three themes have. In order to strengthen and deepen the research, a methodological process was developed for the search, systematization and analysis of existing information on the subject matter raised. A database was generated with the studies found, comprising 52 works; 21 developed in Ecuador, 17 in Peru and 14 in Colombia, from 1999 to 2022. This information constitutes an approximation to know the scope of research on seed fairs and their influence on the conservation of agrobiodiversity; In addition to knowing the environmental, economic and social benefits that this activity brings.