Integral development for actors linked to the productive chain of coffee in Buesaco, Nariño

Abstract

The purpose of the present reflection article is to present the strategies of integral development for the actors of the coffee production chain in the municipality of Buesaco-Nariño. These strategies arise as a result of the research in the region, titled "Study of the socioeconomic situation of the actors that make up the different links of the coffee production chain in the municipality of Buesaco-Nariño"; developed in agreement with Mariana University and Fundación Social (2016). The last research counted on the active participation of its protagonists, who identified as the central objective of the proposal to achieve the balance of the social and economic components that contribute to the increase of income and consequent improvement of the quality of life of the participants. Because, although it is true, the coffee production is a dynamic activity in the region that allows the articulation of the different links, there are critical factors that were able to identified through the study, where the marketers are in a more favorable socioeconomic situation than small producers who present difficult conditions that weaken their living conditions and leave little room to think about the Diversification of production through transformation. Taking into account that coffee is a basic product for the economy of the region, a comprehensive initiative was consolidated from 16 socioeconomic variables approached with the coffee and that they become a suitable guide for the intervention by governmental actors. The proposal was developed through the methodology of the logical framework and presents a matrix of strategic planning that can be an input for the determination of clear policies for the coffee sector of the region in the medium and long term that can be replicated in other regions.