Estudio de caso en implementación de Buenas Prácticas Agrícolas con productores de café (Coffea arabica) del Municipio de San Antonio del Tequendama, Cundinamarca.

Abstract

Coffee production systems consist of the establishment of coffee plants associated with forest species or agricultural exploitation as shade support, so the relationship with the environment is huge, which is why adopting Good Agricultural Practices on farms benefits the productive, socioeconomic process, administrative management, as well as the life context of those involved in the system. But to achieve this, each farm must be diagnosed by implementing a methodology that allows the identification of weaknesses and strengths in order to adapt an action plan for the improvement of the production systems of small and medium producers. The work was carried out in six coffee production units located in the villages of Nápoles, La María, Las Angustias, Ponchos, San Isidro and Patio Bolas in the municipality of San Antonio del Tequendama, characterized and selected for their participation in the coffee production of the municipality; It all consisted of the selection of six farms located in the areas of greatest productive and participatory relevance, where the recognition and verification of production aspects of each unit framed in BPA was carried out, thus determining their status and consequently recommending actions that facilitate improvement. of the units, this according to what was found, with which the owners could optimize the productive processes and reduce the environmental impacts.