RT Journal Article
T1 Views on sustainability and the willingness to adopt an environmental management system in the Mexican vegetable sector
A1 Padilla Bernal, Luz E.
A1 Lara Herrera, Alfredo
A1 Vélez Rodríguez, Alberto
A1 Loureiro García, María Luz
K1 Environmental management systems
K1 Natural resource management
K1 Vegetable sector
AB In Mexico, agriculture’s main environmental problems are related to water resources, deforestation and soil erosion. These problems are more acute in arid or semiarid regions such as in the state of Zacatecas. Environmental management systems (EMS) can be an alternate means for improving environmental conditions. In this study, factors that determine willingness to adopt an EMS in the vegetable production units of the state of Zacatecas were identified. We also analysed views on sustainability and production practices oriented toward environmental management and care of natural resources, as well as drivers and barriers to EMS adoption. Factors determining EMS adoption were level of education, awareness of the importance of caring for and protecting natural resources, application of agricultural practices oriented toward protecting the environment, and ignorance of environmental problems.
PB International Food and Agribusiness Management Association
SN 1096-7508
YR 2018
FD 2018
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10347/22597
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10347/22597
LA eng
NO Padilla Bernal, L.E., Lara-Herrera, A., Vélez Rodríguez, A., Loureiro, M.L. (2018). Views on sustainability and the willingness to adopt an environmental management system in the Mexican vegetable sector, "International Food and Agribusiness Management Review", 21(3)
DS Minerva
RD 24 abr 2026