Resumen de Sustainability of lemon (Citrus aurantifolia Swingle) farms in the province of Santa Elena, Ecuador

M. Santisteban, R. Borja, L. Alvarado, V. Anzules, V. Castro, Alberto Marcial Julca Otiniano

• español

  Se aplicaron encuestas a una muestra de 83 productores de limón de esta provincia, con preguntas estructuradas sobre dimensiones económicas, ecológicas y socioculturales. La sustentabilidad se determinó con técnicas de análisis multicriterio para calcular el Indicador Económico (IK), Indicador Ecológico (IE) e Indicador Sociocultural (ISC), para estimar el Indicador General de Sustentabilidad (IS Gen) de cada finca. El 25,3% de las explotaciones tenían un IK> 2; 60,24% un IE> 2 y 55,4% un ISC> 2. El 74,7% de las fincas tenían un IS Gen <2, lo que indica que las fincas no son sostenibles.

• English

  The objective was to evaluate the sustainability of lemon farms (Citrus aurantifolia Swingle) in Santa Elena, Ecuador. Surveys were applied to a sample of 83 lemon producers from this province, with structured questions about economic, ecological and socio-cultural dimensions. The sustainability was determined with techniques of multicriteria analysis to calculate the Economic Indicator (IK), Ecological Indicator (IE) and Socio-Cultural Indicator (ISC), to estimate the General Sustainability Indicator (IS Gen) of each farm. The 25.3% of the farms had an IK> 2; 60.24% an IE> 2 and 55.4% an ISC> 2. The 74.7% of the farms had an IS Gen <2, which indicates that the farms are not sustainable.

  Key words: dimensions, survey, multicriteria, ecological