Evaluation of the environmental sustainability of two suburban farms in the "Santa Isabel" community, Bayamo municipality, Granma province

Abstract

The research work was carried out in the Santa Isabel community, belonging to the "Vicente Quezada" popular council, Bayamo municipality, Granma province, in the period from November 2013 to May 2014, with the objective of estimating the environmental sustainability of two farms of the Urban and Suburban Agriculture program. Structured interviews were conducted with producers, families and workers of the farms, to identify the main problems and define indicators in addition to scientific observation. The Biogram methodology was used to estimate the environmental dimension. The results showed that agricultural biodiversity was the most important element for the sustainability of the agroecosystems.