Browsing by Autor "Luis Edgar Blanco-Capia"

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El sector agropecuario frente al COVID-19
(Selva Andina Research Society, 2020) Luis Edgar Blanco-Capia
En diciembre del pasado año, en China informan sobre una neumonía de etiología desconocida, que más tarde la denominan COVID-19, declarándose pandemia mundial con riesgo muy alto. Según la OMS1, a la fecha la curva de casos positivos y defunciones está en constante ascenso. En lo que respecta a las Américas, se han notificado más de un millón de casos confirmados y 60211 defunciones, una gran mayoría en Estados Unidos, en América del Sur se destacan con mayor número de casos Brasil, Perú, Chile y Ecuador. En Bolivia se decreta la obligatoriedad de cumplir protocolos y normas de bioseguridad para prevenir su contagio. Claro que, todas las noches esperamos con ansiedad, el reporte actualizado de casos positivos por departamento.Sin embargo, no debemos olvidar que el sector agrícola e industria agroalimentaria, representa una de las actividades esenciales para la sobrevivencia de la humanidad, y como en la mayoría de los países en desarrollo, enfrenta una serie de limitaciones e inconvenientes para masificar su producción, aún más, con la presencia de un enemigo invisible, el COVID-19, que pese a esas circunstancias, el agricultor debe asegurar alimentos para consumo diario.
La cadena de valor de hortalizas: consideraciones para el desarrollo local a partir del productor
(Selva Andina Research Society, 2021) Luis Edgar Blanco-Capia
Abstract The value chain approach, implemented in agricultural production systems, generates an increase in value for production and consequently local economic development, however, this transformation in agriculture implies an interrelation between its actors. In the present study, the value chain (CV) in the producer link was analyzed, this will allow to critically review the producer's scenario and the characteristics of participants in the CV of the agricultural production system, seeking local development, as a consequence of the innovation in the production system and necessary in the recovery process from the producer. The results infer that the source of problems in the functioning of the structure, among others, is the ineffectiveness in the interrelation of the links in the CV, the producer faces a scenario with many weaknesses and threats.
Paradigmas del sistema agropecuario en tiempos del COVID-19
(Selva Andina Research Society, 2021) Luis Edgar Blanco-Capia
Until the end of the 20 th century, world agriculture underwent a transition towards a new technological paradigm, very different from that of the green revolution, based on the current "bio" revolutions, in which human beings have transformed biodiversity by placing it at their service 1 . In this context, the agriculture of the XXI century begins to live a new revolution, broader, deeper than the previous ones: an organizational revolution, of knowledge management and convergences between the different technologies. We live in a world with increasingly scarce resources, not only due to extraction, use but also due to the contamination and destruction of different ecosystems in the environment 1 . Thus, the food industry, in general, seeks to adapt its reality, aspects such as the supply chain, the value chain, and consumer preferences, with possible entrepreneurial opportunities 2 . As of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has definitely taken the world by surprise, be it due to the speed of expansion, the high rate of morbidity and mortality, or other health factors Determining that all countries are vulnerable, mainly to suffer food insecurity 4 , particularly those in development 1 . On the other hand, the rural productive projects try to maintain themselves, but without economic development 5 . This complicated health period brings with it not only a health crisis but also a social one, which requires a change in the economic model 1 . Causing a decrease in economic activity, a fall in prices of primary products, the interruption of global value chains 6 , which represent potentially catastrophic financial, ecological, and social impacts 7 . Being somewhat clear, that all analysts agree "the world will not be the same as before the pandemic" 3 , that is, we live and will live in a world full of uncertainties. The agricultural sector in Bolivia, as in many countries, is a strategic sector for its economy, it provides basic products for food, raw materials, and inputs for the transformation of food products, likewise, some products through exports generate foreign exchange 8 . However, it faces various environmental threats and in recent years, biological threats, which have caused economic damage to agricultural production, specifically during the 2019-2020 agricultural cycle, agro-productive systems were indirectly affected by conflicts post-election social (November -December 2019) and the Covid-19 8 health crisis,
Paradigms of the agricultural system in times of COVID-19
(Selva Andina Research Society, 2021) Luis Edgar Blanco-Capia
Until the end of the 20 th century, world agriculture underwent a transition towards a new technological paradigm, very different from that of the green revolution, based on the current "bio" revolutions, in which human beings have transformed biodiversity by placing it at their service 1 .In this context, the agriculture of the XXI century begins to live a new revolution, broader, deeper than the previous ones: an organizational revolution, of knowledge management and convergences between the different technologies.We live in a world with increasingly scarce resources, not only due to extraction, use but also due to the contamination and destruction of different ecosystems in the environment 1 .Thus, the food industry, in general, seeks to adapt its reality, aspects such as the supply chain, the value chain, and consumer preferences, with possible entrepreneurial opportunities 2 .As of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has definitely taken the world by surprise, be it due to the speed of expansion, the high rate of morbidity and mortality, or other health factors 3 .Determining that all countries are vulnerable, mainly to suffer food insecurity 4 , particularly those in development 1 .On the other hand, the rural productive projects try to maintain themselves, but without economic development 5 .This complicated health period brings with it not only a health crisis but also a social one, which requires a change in the economic model 1 .Causing a decrease in economic activity, a fall in prices of primary products, the interruption of global value chains 6 , which represent potentially catastrophic financial, ecological, and social impacts 7 .Being somewhat clear, that all analysts agree "the world will not be the same as before the pandemic" 3 , that is, we live and will live in a world full of uncertainties.The agricultural sector in Bolivia, as in many countries, is a strategic sector for its economy, it provides basic products for food, raw materials, and inputs for the transformation of food products, likewise, some products through exports generate foreign exchange 8 .However, it faces various environmental threats and in recent years, biological threats, which have caused economic damage to agricultural production, specifically during the 2019-2020 agricultural cycle, agro-productive systems were indirectly affected by conflicts post-election social (November -December 2019) and the Covid-19 8 health crisis,
Producción de forraje verde hidropónico versus geopónico de cebada ( Hordeum vulgare L.) en ambientes controlados
(Selva Andina Research Society, 2019) Luis Edgar Blanco-Capia; Helen Colque-Pérez; Marcos Bernardo Rosales-Mendoza
La regin central de altiplano boliviano es ganadera, aunque en condiciones climticas adversas, por la escasez de forraje principalmente en el periodo invernal, que afecta la economa del productor. El estudio se realiz en
Saberes locales sobre tecnologías y estrategias de producción agropecuaria para la resiliencia climática
(Selva Andina Research Society, 2020) Juan Loayza-Aguilar; Luis Edgar Blanco-Capia; Adalid Bernabé-Uño; Gonzaga Ayala-Flores
The research was carried out in the 2017-2018 agricultural cycle, in four characteristic communities of the Municipality of Toledo of the Oruro department of the Plurinational State of Bolivia. The objective was to identify local knowledge about agricultural production technologies and strategies that can generate sustainability in agricultural production systems to strengthen the resilience of Climate Change. The approach used was logical cultural historical research, participatory revaluative research. According to the results, it was possible to identify 10 agricultural production technologies used with the highest frequency, of which are used by the producers with the highest incidence (100%) is the wijia (conical deposit dug in the ground to accumulate rainwater), followed by because it has a preference for 79.3% of producers, the kurmi khotas (traps to harvest rainwater) that only 16.6% of producers use. From these technologies grouped into 4 CC-resistant agricultural production strategies, it is evident that the Rainwater management plan and the management and management of native pastures and forage species introduced by those that the producer approves in their production systems.
The vegetable value chain: considerations for local development from the producer
(Selva Andina Research Society, 2021) Luis Edgar Blanco-Capia
The value chain approach, implemented in agricultural production systems, generates an increase in value for production and consequently local economic development, however, this transformation in agriculture implies an interrelation between its actors. In the present study, the value chain (VC) in the producer link was analyzed, this will allow to critically review the producer's scenario and the characteristics of participants in the VC of the agricultural production system, seeking local development, because of the innovation in the production system and necessary in the recovery process from the producer. The results infer that the source of problems in the functioning of the structure, among others, is the ineffectiveness in the interrelation of the links in the VC, the producer faces a scenario with many weaknesses and threats.