Determinación de la sustentabilidad ambiental del sistema alimentario agroecológico producido por la Cooperativa "Sur Siendo Redes y Sabores" ubicada en la Administración Zonal Eloy Alfaro; Distrito Metropolitano de Quito

Abstract

This study is based on the determination of the sustainability of the agroecological food system of the Cooperativa "Sur Siendo Redes y Sabores", located in the south of the city of Quito. This experimental work approach environmental, social and economic aspects of the agroecological system of the main supplier of the cooperative “Sur Siendo Redes y Sabores”. In this research, the study was carried out from the origin of the food to it’s commercialization, including the analysis of the inputs and the practices that a food requires to be called agroecological. Likewise, production costs were collected to determine the viability of the agroecological practice, through the tools of inventory analysis and price comparison, with respect to the prices of the biggest supermarket chains that provide food from conventional agriculture. This products are sold in the area of influence of the present investigation, (Eloy Alfaro Zonal Administration) in which, a social analysis of how the population perceives agroecological products was carried out; the evaluation of their knowledge regarding food security and sovereignty, and social trends so that the cooperative "Sur Siendo Redes y Sabores" may be recognized at the local pitch.