Evaluation of the sustainability of corn cultivation in Villaflores and La Trinitaria, Chiapas

Authors

  • Salvador González Flores Colegio de Posgraduados-Posgrado en Socio Economía, Estadística e Informática-Desarrollo Rural. Carretera México-Texcoco km 36.5, Montecillo, Texcoco, Estado de México.
  • Lenin G. Guajardo Hernández Colegio de Posgraduados-Posgrado en Socio Economía, Estadística e Informática-Desarrollo Rural. Carretera México-Texcoco km 36.5, Montecillo, Texcoco, Estado de México.
  • S. Xochilt Almeraya-Quintero Colegio de Posgraduados-Posgrado en Socio Economía, Estadística e Informática-Desarrollo Rural. Carretera México-Texcoco km 36.5, Montecillo, Texcoco, Estado de México.
  • Luz María Pérez-Hernández Colegio de Posgraduados-Posgrado en Socio Economía, Estadística e Informática-Desarrollo Rural. Carretera México-Texcoco km 36.5, Montecillo, Texcoco, Estado de México.
  • Dora Ma. Sangerman-Jarquín Campo Experimental Valle de México-INIFAP. Carretera Los reyes-Texcoco km 13.5, Coatlinchán, Estado de México. CP. 56250

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29312/remexca.v11i7.2673

Keywords:

agroecological techniques, agro-ecosystem, MESMIS methodology, sustainable development

Abstract

Today, major environmental events have had an impact on the population at different economic and social levels and above all, on agricultural production. Hence, sustainability is a priority given the need for development that not only involves natural resources, but is also interrelated with economic and social aspects. The objective of this research lies in the interest of measuring the sustainability of the corn production system, in order to determine the levels of sustainability of the productive system, and formulate alternatives that contribute to the design of the sustainable system that benefit productivity with social equity, the conservation of natural resources and the decision-making of the productive units for the year 2018. For this reason, it was evaluated through the framework of evaluation of management systems incorporating sustainability indicators. From the results, it is shown that the sustainability values for the municipalities of Villaflores and La Trinitaria are 3.78 and 4.81, respectively, with a limited sustainable level prevailing. It is concluded that the sustainability of the production system may be maintained in optimal and stable conditions, as changes are made in economic benefits, self-reliance, participatory equity in the production process and in decision-making, implementation of agro-ecological techniques and adoption of sustainable practices and the sustained management of the corn crop to preserve and conserve the natural resource in an integral way.

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Published

2020-10-31

How to Cite

González Flores, Salvador, Lenin G. Guajardo Hernández, S. Xochilt Almeraya-Quintero, Luz María Pérez-Hernández, and Dora Ma. Sangerman-Jarquín. 2020. “Evaluation of the Sustainability of Corn Cultivation in Villaflores and La Trinitaria, Chiapas”. Revista Mexicana De Ciencias Agrícolas 11 (7). México, ME:1565-78. https://doi.org/10.29312/remexca.v11i7.2673.

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