Sostenibilidad de las unidades de producción del cultivo de kiwicha (Amaranthus caudatus) en las Provincias de Yungay - Huaylas Región - Ancash.

Abstract

Kiwicha is a sub specie used with recognized, nutritional value and drought tolerance. Considering the damages caused by climate change, food shortages and deterioration of resources, it becomes an important alternative to ensure quality of food and contribute to reduce the problems of malnutrition of families and improve the family economy by being an export product not traditional. The research was carried out with the aim of evaluating the economic, environmental and social sustainability of the kiwicha agricultural units in the communities of Mato, Yungay and Santa Cruz. The economic index values ​​(IK) in the communities of Mato, Yungay and Santa Cruz were 2.07, 2.08 and 2.67 are not sustainable because they have values ​​lower than 3. In the environmental indicator (AI) the values ​​were 2.70, 2.67 and 3.31 , respectively, being sustainable only in the community of Santa Cruz for its value greater than 3. On the other hand, in the social indicator (IS) the values ​​for the communities of Mato, Yungay and Santa Cruz were 2.88, 2.86 and 2.88 were not sustainable. The General Sustainability Index (ISG) had values ​​of 2.52, 2.54 and 2.93, confirming that the production of kiwicha in the three communities evaluated is not sustainable