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T1 Sustainability of food security in different cacao production systems: A land, labour, energy and food quality nexus approach
A1 Pérez Neira, David
A1 Schneider, Monika
A1 Esche, Laura
A1 Armengot, Laura
A2 Economia Aplicada
K1 Ecología. Medio ambiente
K1 Economía
K1 Ingeniería agrícola
K1 Energy analysis
K1 Nutritional LCA
K1 Organic farming
K1 Agroforestry
K1 Labour productivity
K1 Food quality
AB [EN] The present work analyses the sustainability of food security in cacao monocultures and agroforestry systems under organic and conventional management. Using a novel approach, we developed indicators to assess crucial dimensions of food security, including land and labour productivity, the nutritional quality of food, and their nexus with energy efficiency and consumption. Our ten-year data showed that monocultures, especially conventional ones, are more productive (in terms of land and labour) when only the main crop (cacao) is considered and energy consumption is not assessed. When all the crops produced and the demand for non-renewable energy are included, agroforestry systems are more productive (kg, kcal, proteins and fats and nutritional quality index) and more energy efficient than monocultures according to all the indicators analysed. Therefore, encouraging policies that take into consideration the positive externalities of agroforestry and organic management is crucial for the sustainability of food systems
PB Elsevier
SN 0921-3449
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10612/18026
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10612/18026
NO Pérez-Neira, D., Schneider, M., Esche, L., y Armengot, L. (2023). Sustainability of food security in different cacao production systems: A land, labour, energy and food quality nexus approach. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 190, 106874. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2023.106874
DS BULERIA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de León
RD 21-may-2024