Sustainability dimensions assessment in four traditional agricultural systems in the Amazon

• Autores: Heredia-R, Marco; Torres, Bolier; Vasseur, Liette; Puhl, Laura Elena; Barreto, Deniz; Díaz Ambrona, Carlos G. H.
• Año de publicación: 2022
• Idioma: inglés
• Tipo de recurso: artículo
• Fuente: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems; Vol.5; art.782633; https://www.frontiersin.org/
• Materia: AGRICULTURA; INDIGENOUS PEOPLES; MIGRANT SETTLERS; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; YASUNI BIOSPHERE RESERVE; LIVELIHOODS
• Institución: Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía

Fil: Heredia-R, Marco. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM). Centro de Innovación en Tecnología para el Desarrollo (itdUPM). Grupo de Sistemas Agrarios (AgSystems). Madrid, España.
Fil: Heredia-R, Marco. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM). Centro de Estudios e Investigación para la Gestión de Riesgos Agrarios y Medioambientales (CEIGRAM). Grupo de Sistemas Agrarios (AgSystems). Madrid, España.
Fil: Heredia-R, Marco. Universidad Técnica Estatal de Quevedo (UTEQ). Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias. Quevedo, Ecuador.
Fil: Torres, Bolier. Universidad Estatal Amazónica (UEA). Departamento de Ciencias de la Vida. Puyo, Ecuador.
Fil: Torres, Bolier. Corporation for Sustainable Development. Conservation and Climate Change. Tena, Ecuador.
Fil: Vasseur, Liette. UNESCO. Brock University. Faculty of Math and Science. Department of Biological Sciences. Chair on Community Sustainability. St. Catharines, ON, Canada.
Fil: Puhl, Laura Elena. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de agronomía. Departamento de Métodos Cuantitativos y Sistemas de Información. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Fil: Barreto, Deniz. Corporation for Sustainable Development. Conservation and Climate Change. Tena, Ecuador.
Fil: Díaz Ambrona, Carlos G. H. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM). Centro de Innovación en Tecnología para el Desarrollo (itdUPM). Grupo de Sistemas Agrarios (AgSystems). Madrid, España.
Fil: Díaz Ambrona, Carlos G. H. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM). Centro de Estudios e Investigación para la Gestión de Riesgos Agrarios y Medioambientales (CEIGRAM). Grupo de Sistemas Agrarios (AgSystems). Madrid, España.
Although traditional agriculture carried out by ethnic groups is considered for its high biodiversity and important for food security and sovereignty, few studies have investigated the potential of these systems in the interest of promoting a sustainable agricultural development policy according to United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Using the FAO’s Sustainability Assessment of Food and Agriculture (SAFA) methodology, this study analyzed the sustainability of four traditional agricultural systems, three indigenous (Waorani, Shuar, and Kichwa) and one migrant settler populations in the Yasuní Biosphere Reserve (YBR) and identified synergies and trade-offs among the dimensions of sustainability. The results showed different dynamics in all dimensions of sustainability - specifically, trade - offs in the dimensions of good governance with environmental integrity and social well-being, economic resilience, and social well-being. It was identified that the differences in terms of sustainability are narrowing between the indigenous Shuar people’s traditional agricultural systems and those of migrant settlers, which provides policymakers with specific information to design sustainable development policies and rescue traditional agricultural systems in the Amazon region.
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