[Sustainability of coffee farms in beneficiaries of the Bagua-Rodriguez de Mendoza Coffee Project in the town of La Palma, Copallin, Amazonas, Peru]

Poémape-Oyanguren C.R.; Chavez-Espinoza W.; Suarez-Terrones A.; Chavez-Espinoza O.; De Rutte-Gonzalez J.P.E. · Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems (2025) · DOI: 10.56369/tsaes.5768

Resumen

Background. Coffee production is an important source of income for millions of farmers in all parts of the world. Objective. To evaluate the sustainability of the coffee farms of the beneficiaries of the Bagua-Rodriguez de Mendoza Coffee Project in La Palma, Copallin district. Methodology. The multi-criteria methodology was used, in which economic, environmental and social indicators were analyzed, with quantifiable sub-indicators adapted to coffee cultivation, assigning values from 0 to 4 and weightings based on their relative importance and a farm was considered sustainable if the general sustainability index was higher than two, the information was collected through the questionnaire. Results. The results showed that 72.7% of the farms were economically sustainable (ISK > 2), highlighting the quality of coffee and the diversity of marketed products (coffee, cocoa and banana). In terms of environmental sustainability, only 39.4% of the farms reached adequate levels (ESI > 2), showing deficiencies in conservation areas and in soil and vegetative cover management practices. In social sustainability, 87.9% of the farms were socially sustainable (ISS > 2), reflecting good access to education, health and basic services, as well as significant ecological awareness without the use of agrochemicals. Implications. Knowing the sustainability index of coffee farms contributes to the need to implement agricultural strategies that reinforce environmental sustainability and improve the general conditions of coffee production systems in the region. Conclusion. 78.8% of the farms meet the general sustainability criteria (ISGen > 2), the economic and social dimensions showed good results, while the environmental dimension requires significant improvements, especially in soil conservation and vegetation cover management. Copyright © the authors. Work licensed under a CC-BY 4.0 License. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Instituciones: Universidad Nacional Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza de Amazonas