Agronomic conditions of cacao cultivation: its relationship with the capitals endowment of Colombian rural households

Abstract Cacao cultivation has great socioeconomic importance for the development of rural areas of Colombia, especially for the approximately 52,000 rural households that depend on it. Therefore, is important to analyze the relationship that the capitals endowment of cacao-growing rural households...

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Main Authors:	Hernámdez-Núñez, Héctor Eduardo, Gutiérrez-Montes, Isabel, Sánchez-Acosta, José Ramiro, Rodríguez-Suárez, Leonardo, Gutiérrez-García, Gustavo Adolfo, Suárez-Salazar, Juan Carlos, Casanoves, Fernando
Format:	Artículo
Language:	Inglés
Published:	Springer, Nueva York (Estados Unidos) 2020
Subjects:	CARACTERISTICAS AGRONOMICAS THEOBROMA CACAO HOGARES RURALES SOCIOECONÓMICO ZONAS RURALES PARCELA COMPOSICION FLORISTICA AGROFORESTERIA MEDIOS DE VIDA COLOMBIA
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-020-00556-9 https://repositorio.catie.ac.cr/handle/11554/9822

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spelling	RepoCATIE98222023-07-25T19:22:46Z Agronomic conditions of cacao cultivation: its relationship with the capitals endowment of Colombian rural households Hernámdez-Núñez, Héctor Eduardo Gutiérrez-Montes, Isabel Sánchez-Acosta, José Ramiro Rodríguez-Suárez, Leonardo Gutiérrez-García, Gustavo Adolfo Suárez-Salazar, Juan Carlos Casanoves, Fernando CARACTERISTICAS AGRONOMICAS THEOBROMA CACAO HOGARES RURALES SOCIOECONÓMICO ZONAS RURALES PARCELA COMPOSICION FLORISTICA AGROFORESTERIA MEDIOS DE VIDA COLOMBIA Abstract Cacao cultivation has great socioeconomic importance for the development of rural areas of Colombia, especially for the approximately 52,000 rural households that depend on it. Therefore, is important to analyze the relationship that the capitals endowment of cacao-growing rural households has with the agronomic status of the crop. To establish this relationship, we determined the endowment of community capitals in 22 rural households and the agronomic status of their cacao crops, grown in 83 plots. In each of these plots, these components were characterized: (1) floristic composition and crop structure; (2) soil quality; (3) pest attack status and diseases in the crop; (4) sensory quality of cacao beans, and (5) production. We found a positive correlation between the tree structure and physicochemical indices of the soils (p\0.05). Crops withgreater shade showed a greater impact of pests and diseases (shade range 2.2–85.7%). Estimated cacao bean yield (kg ha-1 yr-1) were higher where cacao cultivation was the main livelihood (961 kg ha-1 - yr-1 in Cacao Farmers and 774 kg ha-1 yr-1 in Diversified Farmers with Cacao). Crops demonstrating less damage caused by pests and diseases and less diverse tree structures obtained a higher cacao bean yield (kg ha-1 yr-1). Households with greater knowledge, experience and interaction with institutions that offer training, had more diverse tree structures and better soils physicochemical conditions. Households with greater capitals endowment had better agronomic conditions in cacao cultivation and had crops that generated additional products. 2020-10-30T19:06:21Z 2020-10-30T19:06:21Z 2020 Artículo https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-020-00556-9 https://repositorio.catie.ac.cr/handle/11554/9822 en Agroforestry Systems info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess application/pdf Springer, Nueva York (Estados Unidos)
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language	Inglés
topic	CARACTERISTICAS AGRONOMICAS THEOBROMA CACAO HOGARES RURALES SOCIOECONÓMICO ZONAS RURALES PARCELA COMPOSICION FLORISTICA AGROFORESTERIA MEDIOS DE VIDA COLOMBIA
spellingShingle	CARACTERISTICAS AGRONOMICAS THEOBROMA CACAO HOGARES RURALES SOCIOECONÓMICO ZONAS RURALES PARCELA COMPOSICION FLORISTICA AGROFORESTERIA MEDIOS DE VIDA COLOMBIA Hernámdez-Núñez, Héctor Eduardo Gutiérrez-Montes, Isabel Sánchez-Acosta, José Ramiro Rodríguez-Suárez, Leonardo Gutiérrez-García, Gustavo Adolfo Suárez-Salazar, Juan Carlos Casanoves, Fernando Agronomic conditions of cacao cultivation: its relationship with the capitals endowment of Colombian rural households
description	Abstract Cacao cultivation has great socioeconomic importance for the development of rural areas of Colombia, especially for the approximately 52,000 rural households that depend on it. Therefore, is important to analyze the relationship that the capitals endowment of cacao-growing rural households has with the agronomic status of the crop. To establish this relationship, we determined the endowment of community capitals in 22 rural households and the agronomic status of their cacao crops, grown in 83 plots. In each of these plots, these components were characterized: (1) floristic composition and crop structure; (2) soil quality; (3) pest attack status and diseases in the crop; (4) sensory quality of cacao beans, and (5) production. We found a positive correlation between the tree structure and physicochemical indices of the soils (p\0.05). Crops withgreater shade showed a greater impact of pests and diseases (shade range 2.2–85.7%). Estimated cacao bean yield (kg ha-1 yr-1) were higher where cacao cultivation was the main livelihood (961 kg ha-1 - yr-1 in Cacao Farmers and 774 kg ha-1 yr-1 in Diversified Farmers with Cacao). Crops demonstrating less damage caused by pests and diseases and less diverse tree structures obtained a higher cacao bean yield (kg ha-1 yr-1). Households with greater knowledge, experience and interaction with institutions that offer training, had more diverse tree structures and better soils physicochemical conditions. Households with greater capitals endowment had better agronomic conditions in cacao cultivation and had crops that generated additional products.
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author	Hernámdez-Núñez, Héctor Eduardo Gutiérrez-Montes, Isabel Sánchez-Acosta, José Ramiro Rodríguez-Suárez, Leonardo Gutiérrez-García, Gustavo Adolfo Suárez-Salazar, Juan Carlos Casanoves, Fernando
author_facet	Hernámdez-Núñez, Héctor Eduardo Gutiérrez-Montes, Isabel Sánchez-Acosta, José Ramiro Rodríguez-Suárez, Leonardo Gutiérrez-García, Gustavo Adolfo Suárez-Salazar, Juan Carlos Casanoves, Fernando
author_sort	Hernámdez-Núñez, Héctor Eduardo
title	Agronomic conditions of cacao cultivation: its relationship with the capitals endowment of Colombian rural households
title_short	Agronomic conditions of cacao cultivation: its relationship with the capitals endowment of Colombian rural households
title_full	Agronomic conditions of cacao cultivation: its relationship with the capitals endowment of Colombian rural households
title_fullStr	Agronomic conditions of cacao cultivation: its relationship with the capitals endowment of Colombian rural households
title_full_unstemmed	Agronomic conditions of cacao cultivation: its relationship with the capitals endowment of Colombian rural households
title_sort	agronomic conditions of cacao cultivation: its relationship with the capitals endowment of colombian rural households
publisher	Springer, Nueva York (Estados Unidos)
publishDate	2020
url	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-020-00556-9 https://repositorio.catie.ac.cr/handle/11554/9822
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Agronomic conditions of cacao cultivation: its relationship with the capitals endowment of Colombian rural households

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