Percepción de sostenibilidad en sistemas de producción de cacao(Theobroma cacao L.) de la asociación Kallari en la parroquia Talag,cantón Tena

Cocoa production is an activity that has been developed for years in the parish of Talag, province of Tena, and is very important in the economy of this area, which is why these production systems are sought to be sustainable. The objective of this research was to develop a proposal through the application of the SAFA-FAO methodology for sustainability in the production systems of cocoa farms belonging to the Kallari association in the parish of Talag, Tena canton. Interviews were conducted using the snowball sampling method in 50 cocoa farms in the Talag parish to find out the levels of sustainability of the cocoa farms. Of the topics evaluated, in the Good Governance dimension, 60% have a value of two and 40% have a value of one, in the Environmental Integrity dimension, 33,3% have a value of one, 50% a value of two and 17,7% a value of three, in the Economic Resilience dimension, 25% presented a value of one, 75% a value of two, in the Social Welfare dimension, 66,7% presented a value of one, 16,7% a value of two, 16,7% a value of three. In 43% of the topics evaluated, the farms of the Kallari association have a better value (high level of sustainability), 47% value of two and 10% value of three (moderate). In order to improve the sustainability of the farms, it is necessary to make recommendations to overcome the low sustainability issues of the Kallari association's farms.