Cacao production takes place in diverse environments and agricultural systems, with its performance and income generation potential depending on multiple contextual factors. The crop has been promoted among smallholders in South America as a driver for sustainable rural development, but a systematic comparison of the economic performance of diverse cacao production systems in this region was missing, which led to a lack of consistency and clarity on the conditions that enable the crops' success in terms of profitability and income generation for farmers.

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哥伦比亚、厄瓜多尔和秘鲁不同可可生产系统的苦乐参半的经济状况


可可生产发生在不同的环境和农业系统中，其性能和创收潜力取决于多种环境因素。这种作物在南美洲的小农户中得到推广，作为农村可持续发展的驱动力，但缺乏对该地区不同可可生产系统的经济表现的系统比较，这导致作物在盈利能力和农民创收方面取得成功的条件缺乏一致性和明确性。