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.
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Views on sustainability and the willingness to adopt an environmental management system in the Mexican vegetable sector
Luz E. Padilla-Bernal Related information
*Corresponding author: luze@uaz. edu. mx
aProfessor-Researcher, Academic Unit of Accounting and Administration, Autonomous University of Zacatecas, Comercio y Administracion s/n. Col. Progreso, Zacatecas, Zac., Mexico
, Alfredo Lara-Herrera Related informationaProfessor-Researcher, Academic Unit of Accounting and Administration, Autonomous University of Zacatecas, Comercio y Administracion s/n. Col. Progreso, Zacatecas, Zac., Mexico
bProfessor-Researcher, Academic Unit of Agronomy, Autonomous University of Zacatecas, Carr. Zacatecas-Guadalajara Km 15.5 Cieneguitas, Zac., Mexico
, Alberto Vélez Rodríguez Related informationcProfessor-Researcher, Academic Unit of Electrical Engineering, Autonomous University of Zacatecas, Av. Ramón López Velarde 801, Zacatecas, Zac., Mexico
, María L. Loureiro Related informationdProfessor-Researcher, Department of Economic Theory, University of Santiago de Compostela, Avda. das Ciencias s/n, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
International Food and Agribusiness Management Review: 21
(3)- Pages: 423 - 436
Published Online: February 06, 2018
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