2017
DOI: 10.2495/dne-v12-n3-324-337
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The practice of sustainability in response to the challenges of agriculture in Mexico

Abstract: In Mexico, as in most food producing countries, a complex problem is found in the convergence of a need for a change in the current agro-industrial model for economic, social and environmental reasons and growing food demand. While the existence of strong economic barriers that question the continuity of conventional agribusiness is recognized, it is observed that alternatives such as organic farming have emerged within the same productive and commercial model. Although a sustainability approach broadens the s… Show more

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“…This result is consistent with the outcomes from the project "Organic farming promotion and development for grain producers in the state of Jalisco", that even with low institutional support and a small budget (e.g. farmers had no economic support at all) got to considerably improve environmental indicators in participating farms based in sustainability policies directed to participatory training in organic management activities and improving the cost-benefit ratio (Calleros-Islas, 2017a, 2017b.…”
Section: Figure 6 1 Active and Passive Weightssupporting
confidence: 86%
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“…This result is consistent with the outcomes from the project "Organic farming promotion and development for grain producers in the state of Jalisco", that even with low institutional support and a small budget (e.g. farmers had no economic support at all) got to considerably improve environmental indicators in participating farms based in sustainability policies directed to participatory training in organic management activities and improving the cost-benefit ratio (Calleros-Islas, 2017a, 2017b.…”
Section: Figure 6 1 Active and Passive Weightssupporting
confidence: 86%
“…The SALT was broaden to be applied in the post-evaluation of the project "Promotion and development of organic agriculture for grain producers in Jalisco, Mexico" as case study (Calleros-Islas, 2017b). This project was conducted from 2014 to 2016 and the collaboration with Campo Orgánico Empresarial (Organic Rural Bussiness) the consultant agency that carried out the project, allowed us to gather firsthand information on the management of agroecosystems in the region.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%