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SUAREZ, Giclis M; BACALLAO, René Florido; SOTO CARRENO, Francisco  y  CABALLERO NUNEZ, Alberto. Base for the agroecological zoning of the cocoa (Theobroma cocoa, Lin) for half the approach of experts. cultrop [online]. 2013, vol.34, n.2, pp. 30-37. ISSN 0258-5936.

The objective of the present work was to establish the bases for the agroecological zoning of the cocoa (Theobroma cocoa, Lin) by means of the approach of experts by means of the method Delphi. Experts of different spheres were selected and it was determined the level of experience and the level of each expert’s competition regarding the problem related with the definition of the factors that they define the location of the cultivation. This was developed and implemented a system of rounds of questions or questionnaires that emerged from statistical processing of each round thereafter, where parameters were determined: half arithmetic of the evaluation of the experts to each question, standard deviation and variance (dispersion of the evaluations of each question). Starting from these statisticians the variation coefficient was determined (level of agreement) that together with the level of relevance; they constituted the elements discriminates that allowed to propose the variables in the subsequent questionnaires. The results allowed to determine seven experts for consultation rounds of questions, with a level of competition means and high, with valuations average of the competition coefficient (K) similar to 0,89. it was determined that the genetic, socioeconomic factors and the physiographics don’t keep relationship with the definition of the place for the development of the cultivation; however, the climatic factors (precipitations and temperature) and the soils (types and depth) they were those of more influence to define the location of the cocoa, and they constituted the main elements of the bases for the agroecological zoning of the cultivation.

Palabras clave : Theobroma cacao; cacao; zoning; agroecology.

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