Abstract

GOMEZ RAMIREZ, Marisol; VIVAS, Nilson Mossos  and  HERRERA RAMIREZ, Rodrigo. Agricultural characterization of small farmers related to application of good agricultural practices in the municipality of Argelia, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. Acta Agron. [online]. 2021, vol.70, n.1, pp.49-56.  Epub Nov 16, 2021. ISSN 0120-2812.  https://doi.org/10.15446/acag.v70n1.86537.

This article presents a characterization of fruit and vegetable farmers in Argelia (Valle del Cauca, Colombia) and outlines the basic input for the design functional requirements of a digital tool aimed to register agricultural work, applying Good Agricultural Practices (GAP). Was carried out a qualitative research, supported by quantitative data, it consisted of interviews to advisors (Farm Assure) trained under the international standard GLOBALG.A.P., semi-structured surveys to farmers in the region and regulations review of mentioned standard, the research output will serve to develop the aforementioned functional requirements and will be implemented in the digital tool. The study showed that all the surveyed farmers have some kind of knowledge related to GAP certification, they acknowledge that have applied GAP to be able to market their products in accordance with requirements of cooperatives in the region. Likewise, the pertinence of using a mobile tool capable of hosting a record of field activities is shown, thus facilitating the GAP certification process. The adoption of technological tools in agriculture allows progress in the safety of food products in Colombia.

Keywords : certification; digital tool; food safety; standard.

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