Abstract

RODRIGUEZ-IZQUIERDO, Lilibeth et al. Evaluation of food and energy production in animal husbandry farms of Matanzas province, Cuba. Pastos y Forrajes [online]. 2017, vol.40, n.3, pp.222-229. ISSN 0864-0394.

A study was conducted in five animal husbandry farms located in the region of the Yumurí Valley Matanzas province, Cuba, in order to evaluate the sustainability and energy efficiency of their productions. As main tool the agroecological diagnosis of the systems was used; the species and individuals and their productivity, as well as the agroecological practices developed by the farmers, were identified, and the production biodiversity index and energy efficiency of the agroecosystem were determined as sustainability indicators. The utilization of the area, agrobiodiversity and implementation of agroecological practices influenced positively the productivity and sustainability of the farms, and indicated that they were in transition towards the agroecological production model. The farm Fortuna reached the best productive results, while in La Primavera and UsoColectivo the energy efficiency and food production capacity were low; while in Las Delicias and Riera, all these indicators had a favorable performance.

Keywords : biodiversity; diagnosis; sustainability.

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