TY - JOUR
T1 - Sostenibilidad de la quinua en los sistemas agrícolas de secano
T2 - Un estudio de caso sobre la región de O’Higgins, Chile.
AU - Olguín, Pablo
AU - De Kartzow, Alejandro
AU - Huenchuleo, Carlos
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Facultad de Agronomia e Ingenieria Forestal. All rights reserved.
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - Quinoa is a grain that has seen a rapid consumption boom in recent years. Chile has also followed this trend through quinoa consumption associated with a healthy diet and environmental care. The correlation between quinoa crops and farming sustainability lays mainly in the actions and expertise of the agents involved in the decision-making process, who depend on the available experience and knowledge. Multicriteria decision analysis is a set of support techniques in the decision-making process. It consists of directing multiple opinions and assessment criteria, in specific actions, validated by an interest group. This study is based on the definition and weighting of the criteria that influence the sustainability of quinoa as a crop in contrast with the wheat as the most important crop in the rainfed area, taking into account the opinions of farmers and other parties involved. The findings are the weighting of the criteria of the following variables: contribution to family income, ease of sales, positive impact on the environment, production cost savings, knowledge of the crop, and government support. The model helped to create a quantitative basis for the sustainability potential of quinoa as a booming crop and as an alternative for the traditional wheat crop in farming.
AB - Quinoa is a grain that has seen a rapid consumption boom in recent years. Chile has also followed this trend through quinoa consumption associated with a healthy diet and environmental care. The correlation between quinoa crops and farming sustainability lays mainly in the actions and expertise of the agents involved in the decision-making process, who depend on the available experience and knowledge. Multicriteria decision analysis is a set of support techniques in the decision-making process. It consists of directing multiple opinions and assessment criteria, in specific actions, validated by an interest group. This study is based on the definition and weighting of the criteria that influence the sustainability of quinoa as a crop in contrast with the wheat as the most important crop in the rainfed area, taking into account the opinions of farmers and other parties involved. The findings are the weighting of the criteria of the following variables: contribution to family income, ease of sales, positive impact on the environment, production cost savings, knowledge of the crop, and government support. The model helped to create a quantitative basis for the sustainability potential of quinoa as a booming crop and as an alternative for the traditional wheat crop in farming.
KW - Comparative advantage
KW - Ecosystem
KW - Reconversion
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85073553847&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.7764/rcia.v46i2.2158
DO - 10.7764/rcia.v46i2.2158
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85073553847
VL - 46
SP - 197
EP - 207
JO - Ciencia e Investigacion Agraria
JF - Ciencia e Investigacion Agraria
SN - 0304-5609
IS - 2
ER -