Cultivation of Cocoa (Theobroma cacao linnaeus) as an Item for the Sustainability of Soils

(Project in Development)

Abstract

The present investigation that as a general objective proposes the Cultivation of cocoa (Theobroma cacao linnaeus) as an item for the sustainability of the soils to the Farmers of the El Tesoro Farm, Parish of Ciudad Bolivia, Pedraza municipality, Barinas State, fixes its investigative approach in the quantitative paradigm , as a special project, based on the design of an Exploratory Character Field to be executed in four stages: 1. Diagnosis, 2. Design, 3. Application, and 4. Systematization. Direct observation will be applied in field practices, in addition to questionnaire-type surveys with a Likert-type frequency scale of five (5) alternative responses to the producers of the aforementioned farmhouse; the validity will be executed with the judgment of experts, the reliability will be measured by the Cronbach's Alpha to determine the degree of legitimacy and effectiveness of the instruments. The analysis of the collected data will be done by means of tables and graphs with their respective description for their better interpretation. Being a study in process, it is expected that the results to obtain positively transform the reality of the community as producers deteriorate the soil with their agricultural practices and it is necessary to make changes that allow having an environmental culture that generates both economic and ecological benefits in favor of sustainability.