The Goal Programming as a Tool for Measuring the Sustainability of Agricultural Production Chains of Rice
Date
2019-06-26
2019-06-26
Author
Silva, Jesús
Varela, Noel
Pineda Lezama, Omar Bonerge
Martínez Sierra, David
Molina Romero, Jainer Enrique
Virviescas Peña, John Anderson
Munera Ramirez, Rubén Dario
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Abstract
Agricultural activity is characterized by an intensive use of capital and a considerable dependence on external financing. Access to credit is often limited by the scarcity of resources and lack of guarantees, seriously affecting the productivity and economic performance of agricultural exploitations. The objective of this paper is to assess the sustainability of agricultural production chain of rice in Latin America using multi-criteria analysis tools to facilitate decision-making through a benchmarking process to contribute to their economic sustainability. The implementation of the model in an exploitation typy depending on financing sources (conservative, intermediate, and innovative) has revealed the conflict between the goals, being the intermediate exploitation, which gets the best results. The conclusions show that the flexibilization of financing options positively affects the economic performance.
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