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ROJAS-RUIZ, Richard et al. Characterizacion of conventional and organic coffee farms in the valley of Alto Mayo, region San Martín, Perú. RIIARn [online]. 2020, vol.7, n.2, pp.100-111. ISSN 2409-1618.

Abstract The coffee in Peru is of great economic, social and environmental importance; however, various factors affect the sustainability of the crop. An important stage to evaluate the sustainability of agricultural production systems is the characterization of farms. Therefore, this work was carried out to characterize the farms that produce conventional and organic coffee in the Alto Mayo Valley, San Martín Region. For the research, organic production farms were selected, belonging to the Fe y Esperanza Valle del Alto Mayo Coffee Cooperative Cooperative (CACFEVAM) and conventional production, belonging to the Association of Agricultural Producers El Emigrante (APAEM). The sample (n = 56) consisted of 26 organic producers from CAFEVAM and 30 conventional producers from APAEM, and all producers received similar technical recommendations for crop management. Previously designed surveys were used to collect data, with questions related to the economic, socio-cultural and environmental dimensions of sustainability. The results show differences between organic and conventional production farms, almost exclusively in coffee plantation management practices. However, these differences were not associated with an improvement in yields or with an increase in economic benefits for the coffee producer in the study area. The Cluster Analysis identified two groups of farms, the first brought together 28 farms with conventional production and the second with 26 farms with organic production + 02 with conventional production, which carry out practices framed in organic agriculture, but which are not certified as such.

Palabras clave : Conventional agriculture; organic agriculture; Catimor; coffee rust leaf; coffee post-harvest.

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