An Analysis of the Application of Agroecological Principles Uma análise da aplicação dos princípios agroecológicos na província de Azuay

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Gabriela Alava Atiencie
Ximena Peralta Vallejo

Abstract

Agroecology is an alternative for social transformation that guarantees the sustainability of life in a world that periodically faces food crisis. There is a lack of information regarding the applicability of agroecological principles by part of organizations carrying out sustainable agriculture as part of the so called Popular and Solidary Economy in Azuay-Ecuador. For this reason, this study aims to analyze the meaningful differences found in the application of agroecological principles by these organizations considering their antiquity, number of members, and municipal division within the province of Azuay. This research used a quantitative approach that made use of the Multifactorial Questionnaire on Sustainability of Agroecological Organizations (MQAO), which was applied to a representative sample of leaders belonging to the organizations. The study shows that most of the organizations do not practice agroecological principles fully. Additionally, it demonstrates that older organizations apply agroecological principles in a larger scale than younger ones; the number of members does not influence principles applicability; it can also be noticed that performance changes from municipality to municipality, being Pucara and Gualaceo the municipalities with the best performance within the province.

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Alava Atiencie, Gabriela, Ximena Peralta Vallejo, and Mauricio Pino Andrade. 2020. “An Analysis of the Application of Agroecological Principles: Uma análise Da aplicação Dos princípios agroecológicos Na província De Azuay”. Letras Verdes. Revista Latinoamericana De Estudios Socioambientales, no. 27 (July):51-70. https://doi.org/10.17141/letrasverdes.27.2020.3972.
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Gabriela Alava Atiencie, University of Cuenca

Profesora-Investigadora, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Administrativas; Programa ACORDES, Departamento de Espacio y Población, Universidad de Cuenca.

 

Ximena Peralta Vallejo, University of Cuenca

Lecturer and researcher. College of Economics and Management, University of Cuenca; ACORDES programe, Department of Space and Populatioin, University of Cuenca

 

Mauricio Pino Andrade

Lecturer-Researcher, School of Sociology, Colle of Economics and Managemente; ACORDES Programe, Department of Space and Population, University of Cuenca.