Environmental sustainability of coffee farms in the Monzon valley - Huanuco
The aim of the study was to determine the environmental sustainability of coffee farms in the Monzon Valley. The sample consisted of 56 coffee farms, of which 28 had a coffee agroforestry system and the other 28 had coffee monocultures. Indicators were used, which were standardized on a scale of 0 t...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2023 |
| País: | Perú |
| Institución: | Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos |
| Repositorio: | Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe:article/25096 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/iigeo/article/view/25096 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Agroforestry system monoculture environmental sustainability indicators Monzon valley coffee Sistema agroforestal monocultivo sustentabilidad ambiental indicadores valle del Monzón café |
| Sumario: | The aim of the study was to determine the environmental sustainability of coffee farms in the Monzon Valley. The sample consisted of 56 coffee farms, of which 28 had a coffee agroforestry system and the other 28 had coffee monocultures. Indicators were used, which were standardized on a scale of 0 to 4.0. The coffee farms with a value higher than 2.0 are environmentally sustainable. It was found that agroforestry systems in the Monzon Valley at different altitudinal levels are environmentally sustainable, compared to coffee monocultures that are not. Highly significant differences were found between agroforestry systems and monocultures. In agroforestry systems, the sub- indicators crop diversification and plant biodiversity showed a significant correlation (r=0.470), while in monoculture, the sub-indicators soil cover management and soil conservation had a higher significant correlation (r=0.518). The use of coffee agroforestry systems contributes to maintaining a balanced environment in relation to monocultures that generate negative impacts on the environment. |
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