Abstract

GRAVINA HERNANDEZ, Bruno Antonio  and  LEYVA GALAN, Ángel. Use of new indices for evaluating the sustainability of agroecosystems in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. cultrop [online]. 2012, vol.33, n.3, pp. 15-22. ISSN 0258-5936.

During 2009 and first half of 2010, an investigation was conducted in the San Geronimo Production Cooperative RL municipality of Montalban, Carabobo state, which aimed to assess the sustainability of agroecosystems, using as tools the General Sustainability Index (GSI) and simultaneously evaluated a new Agrobiodiversity Index (ADI) as an indicator supreme agricultural sustainability. Diagnosis was made a General Comprehensive and Participatory, to identify problems that limit the sustainability of agro and agro-ecological alternatives were proposed possible to achieve a medium-term Sustainability Index (GSI) and Agrobiodiversity Index (ADI) above 0,7 since the establishment of a methodological guide supported by previous work, but adapted to the growing conditions in this locality. With the application of the tools mentioned above, it was determined that the ISM indices and IDA, reached values of 0.52 and 0.37 respectively. Application of Matrix Vester, showed that the main problems identified (critical) was the poor training of these actors and poor diversity. It produced a guide for action based on agroecological principles that begins with on-site training of actors, based on the implementation of a programme for the sustainable development of small Venezuela agroecosystems, with the vision of becoming closer to food security.

Keywords : sustainability; agrobiodiversity; agroecology; agroecosystems; food sovereignty.

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