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      Characterization of traditional production systems of sugarcane for panela and some prospects for improving their sustainability Translated title: Caracterización de sistemas de producción artesanal de caña panelera y algunas perspectivas para mejorar su sostenibilidad

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          Sugarcane used for the production of "panela" (unrefined cane sugar) is a crop of great importance for Colombia's rural economy. Additionally, it serves a fundamental role in the food security and sovereignty of the Colombian population and daily consumption. However, the small production system presents problems of sustainability, as a direct consequence of its technological arrears and loss of interest in this crop. In this study, a characterization of 30 small productive units located in three municipalities in Antioquia was performed with the objective of identifying the problems associated with this production system and stablish the causes associated with loss of area dedicated to this crop in the study area. The results demonstrate that in the region of study, this production system and its associated agro-industry have problems associated with low technological level, poor infrastructure, deficient agro-industry processing and low levels of associativity and marketing. This situation has generated a low economic solvency for the farmers, leading many to abandon this activity and migrate towards other economic sectors. The findings of this study indicate the need to reengineer this production system, for which they could make technological adaptations that improve productivity and product quality and generate added value. On the other hand, must the rural countryside attractive to avoid the loss of labor and make young people become interested in this economic activity. As strategies to improve productivity, we suggest the effective use of information technologies, improve rural living conditions, increase associativity and value added, involve the consumer in the production chain and design development policies for the entire chain of value.

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          La caña de azúcar para la producción de panela es un cultivo de suma importancia para la economía del sector rural, además de su papel fundamental en la seguridad y soberanía alimentaria de la población colombiana. A pesar de esto, los pequeños sistemas productivos en algunas regiones del país presentan problemas de sostenibilidad, consecuencia directa de los rezagos tecnológicos y la perdida de interés por este cultivo. Con el fin de identificar la problemática de este cultivo, se realizó la caracterización de 30 pequeñas unidades productivas ubicadas en tres municipios de Antioquia. Los resultados encontrados demuestran que este sistema productivo y su agroindustria en la zona de estudio presentan grandes problemas asociados a bajos niveles tecnológicos, deficiente infraestructura para el procesamiento agroindustrial y bajos niveles de asociatividad y comercialización. Esta situación ha generado una baja solvencia económica de los productores, generando el abandono de esta actividad y la migración hacia otros rubros económicos. Basado en lo encontrado en este trabajo se hace necesaria la reingeniería de este sistema productivo mediante la utilización de adaptaciones tecnologías que mejoren la productividad y calidad del producto además de generar un mayor valor agregado. Por otra parte hay que buscar estrategias para volver más atractivo el sector rural y atraerlo hacia los jóvenes evitando la perdida de mano de obra y garantizando el relevo generacional. Como estrategias para mejorar la productividad se sugiere el uso efectivo de las tecnologías de información, mejorar las condiciones de vida rural, aumentar la asociatividad y valor agregado, involucrar al consumidor en la cadena productiva y el diseño de políticas de desarrollo para toda la cadena de valor.

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                rfnam
                Revista Facultad Nacional de Agronomía, Medellín
                Rev.Fac.Nal.Agr.Medellín
                Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias - Universidad Nacional de Colombia (Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia )
                0304-2847
                January 2017
                : 70
                : 1
                : 8045-8055
                Affiliations
                [01] Lawrence KS orgnameKansas University orgdiv1Natural History Museum and Macroecology Biodiversity Laboratory j457r015@ 123456ku.edu
                Article
                S0304-28472017000100003
                10.15446/rfna.v70n1.61763
                0f48f4ac-60e2-4ced-93b8-4fe7d6ee9152

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

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                : 09 August 2016
                : 26 September 2016
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                Sutentabilidad economica,Emigracion rural,Panela,Rural emigration,Economic sustainability

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