Characterization and role of Amazonian fruit crops on family farms in the provinces of Sucumbíos and Orellana, Ecuador
Fruit crops in the northern of the Amazon region are found as part of the diversity in the farmer's chakras. The objective of the present study was to characterize the Amazonian fruits crops present in production farms of cocoa, coffee and silvopastoral systems located in the provinces of Orellana and Sucumbíos. The information was obtained on the basis of targeted surveys and direct observation in the field. The results indicated that in the two provinces, the producers establish from 1 to 19 species of fruit crops in their plots, being the farms of less than 10 hectares the most diverse. In most farms, the predominant fruit crops in the production systems are citrus, coconut, guava, avocado, papaya, pineapple and chonta. These crops are associated with coffee, cocoa, silvopastoral systems; monocultures; or dispersed outside these systems. On the other hand, other species have been introduced that are considered as fruit crops with market potential, among them were found the star gooseberry, fig, grapefruit, mango and passion fruit. The production of the fruit crops is mainly destined for self-consumption and feeding of the farm animals; however the surplus is sold to generate an economic income.
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| Format: | info:eu-repo/semantics/article biblioteca |
| Language: | spa eng |
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Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (Agrosavia)
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| Online Access: | http://revistacta.agrosavia.co/index.php/revista/article/view/812 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12324/35272 |
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