Abstract
The present investigation that as a general objective proposes the
Cultivation of cocoa (Theobroma cacao linnaeus) as an item for the
sustainability of the soils to the Farmers of the El Tesoro Farm, Parish of
Ciudad Bolivia, Pedraza municipality, Barinas State, fixes its investigative
approach in the quantitative paradigm , as a special project, based on the
design of an Exploratory Character Field to be executed in four stages: 1.
Diagnosis, 2. Design, 3. Application, and 4. Systematization. Direct observation
will be applied in field practices, in addition to questionnaire-type surveys with
a Likert-type frequency scale of five (5) alternative responses to the producers
of the aforementioned farmhouse; the validity will be executed with the
judgment of experts, the reliability will be measured by the Cronbach's Alpha
to determine the degree of legitimacy and effectiveness of the instruments. The
analysis of the collected data will be done by means of tables and graphs with
their respective description for their better interpretation. Being a study in
process, it is expected that the results to obtain positively transform the reality
of the community as producers deteriorate the soil with their agricultural
practices and it is necessary to make changes that allow having an
environmental culture that generates both economic and ecological benefits in
favor of sustainability.
Keywords: cultivation; subsistence agriculture; agricultural land.
Date Received:
28-12-2018
Date Acceptance:
26-04-2019
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Date Publication:
05-08-2019
Arbitrado
Cultivation of Cocoa (Theobroma cacao linnaeus) as an Item for the
Sustainability of Soils
(Project in Development)