Resumen

CASTILLO DE LA GUERRA, Clever Gilberto; ACUNA VELAZQUEZ, Isidro Rolando  y  MOREJON GARCIA, Mariol. Methodology for the agroecological study of cocoa agroecosystems as a contribution to local development. Coodes [online]. 2025, vol.13, n.1  Epub 30-Abr-2025. ISSN 2310-340X.

In the rural context, cocoa agroecosystems contribute to local social, economic and environmental development, favoring employment, income generation, organizational processes, access to new knowledge and environmentally friendly management practices, oriented to the conservation of natural resources and the development of rural communities. The objective of this research is to design a methodology for the agroecological study of cocoa agroecosystems from a holistic perspective that contributes to their agroecological management. The research was carried out in farms of the Choco Cotopaxi association, Estero Hondo sector, La Maná canton, in the period 2022-2024. The information was obtained through a rapid rural appraisal that included 32 farms dedicated to cocoa cultivation. The main result is the development of a methodology that contributes to the determination of agroecological potentialities and the proposal of alternatives for the local context.

Palabras clave : agroecology; cocoa agroecosystems; local development.

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