Project of participatory reforestation for the strengthening of honey production, in the people's council Palma del Perro, in the Guisa municipality, province of Granma (Original)

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to evaluate the lifecycle honey product in the Consejo popular Palma del Perro, Guisa municipality in the province of Granma.  Magnitudes of the input and output of the product life cycle, and identification of potential environmental impacts were evaluated and the critical issues that affect them, tools such as environmental impact matrix of vester were used, and frame logical latter to analyze the technical feasibility and manage economic and financial feasibility of the project. The analysis showed unstable be havior of the volume of honey as main scale production system output indicating the direct dependence of fuel energy input and raw material forest, affected by human disturbance; in the two pilot sites studied there were conditions for competition in the market for organic honey certified because the production system does not generate a strong potential impact on the environment; also detected that the steady increase in deforestation is the most critical production system groups on the grounds of Palma del Perro problem, and likewise the feasibility was demonstrated from atechnical, environmental and economic - financial reforestation of natural forests for honey strengthening their potential in the popular advice.