Farmers' and other strategic actors' perspectives on implementing agroforestry models in Paraguay
2024
Insfrán-Ortiz,Amado | Rey-Benayas,José María | Soto,Carmiña
ABSTRACT The opinion of farmers and other agents involved in agroforestry systems is little studied in Paraguay. This article analyzed the predisposition of farmers to apply agroforestry models in Yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis A. St-Hil) farms in the municipality of Carlos Antonio López, Paraguay. Relatively simple surveys were conducted with 62 farmers from two communities in the municipality and interviews were conducted with 20 strategic stakeholders representing institutions. The quantitative data were analysed with logistic regression in Rstudio and the qualitative data with Atlas.ti v. 9 with the inductive approach of grounded theory in the Emergence Index and exploratory theorizing. It was found that the predisposition of farmers to apply agroforestry is a function of educational level, land tenure and farm size. Regarding motivations, the higher the educational level of the farmers, the higher the predisposition to apply agroforestry. The strategic actors have pointed out that agroforestry in Paraguay is marginal and limited to isolated cases, the near absence of public policies, incipient research, the absence of financing mechanisms, and the pressure of mechanised agriculture. It is concluded that agroforestry is applicable in farms with Ilex paraguariensis A. St-Hil cultivation and essentially obeys pragmatic motivations, with factors that must be overcome.
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