A roadmap itinerary as an integrative management tool in the design of a mini productive chain for organic beekeeping on San Andrés Island

• Main Authors: Diego Hernando Flórez Martínez, Sídney Ward Argota
• Format: Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (Corpoica) 2013-07-01
• Series: Ciencia y Tecnología Agropecuaria
• Subjects: alliance production; hierarchical analysis; strategic management; organic production
• Online Access: http://revista.corpoica.org.co/index.php/revista/article/view/404/325

In Colombia, beekeeping is an economic activity under consolidation, which represents a potential wealth for the many benefits that can be obtained through craft or industrial exploitation. It is one of the 37 productive agricultural-chains formed and registered through the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, and is subject to research, development and innovation (R+D+i) priority processes to increase productivity and competitiveness, involving both the sustainability of the rural population and the industrial component. The Archipelago of San Andres, Providencia and Santa Catalina is the subject of rural development initiatives, business and strategic planning because of the socioeconomic situation due to the reduction in maritime territory, seeks to diversify the economic activities of the native population. Within the framework of the productive chains and the strateg y of the roadmaps itineraries as a management and integration tool, the mini productive chain was design, contemplating organic production process and rules, selection of technologies, suppliers and product certification mechanisms to the human resource and training required, through an analytic hierarchy process using Expert Choice software. Finally, a work plan was defined as the sole national research agenda R+D+i (Research + Development + innovation) for the national productive chain and the guidelines established in the department’s development plan, the science and technolog y plan, the CONPES and the Territorial Order Plan.