Abstract

CUADRAS-BERRELLEZA, Aldo Alan et al. Intensive agriculture and soil quality: challenges for sustainable development in Sinaloa. Rev. Mex. Cienc. Agríc [online]. 2021, vol.12, n.8, pp.1401-1414.  Epub May 02, 2022. ISSN 2007-0934.  https://doi.org/10.29312/remexca.v12i8.2704.

In a regional dimension, two key factors of agricultural activity in Guasave, Sinaloa, Mexico that directly influence sustainable rural development are analyzed: intensive agriculture and soil quality. This research was designed as a qualitative descriptive study of this productive branch, for this purpose, 164 interviews with producers were conducted and various documents with information on the sector were analyzed, such as technical reports and bulletins. It was found that intensive agriculture predominates in the study area, with traditional production practices and patterns, such as gravity irrigation systems and excessive use of agrochemicals, which presupposes agricultural management that goes against the sustainable context. Action-research is required for the implementation of resilience strategies with a sustainable approach, aligned with the adequate environmental governance of the activity and the needs of the sector, since problems such as the loss of soil fertility, an increase in salinity and erosion in some agricultural farms continue to be observed.

Keywords : agricultural practice; production patterns; sustainable rural development.

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