Cooperativismo y Desarrollo

Procedure for the management of wellness tourism in agroforestry companies

Claudia María González Slovasevich — 2025-02-11

Wellness tourism as a sub-modality of health tourism has benefits for sustainability and wellbeing, also as an economic activity it stands out for its contribution to local development. In the municipality of Guane, the Rocío del Sol project is a Local Tourist Center which, given its natural conditions, becomes an ideal scenario for the development and practice of wellness tourism. The objective of this research is to design a procedure to manage wellness tourism in the Macurijes Agroforestry Company that contributes to improve the quality of life of tourists and the community. A diagnosis was made using theoretical and empirical methods that facilitated the verification of the problem, as well as the triangulation of the results and the viability of the procedure for the management of wellness tourism in the current context. The procedure is supported by a sequence of stages and steps for its formulation, which ratified its usefulness and relevance as a tool for managing wellness tourism, contributing to the development of specialized tourism and the quality of life of tourists and the community.

Integrated tourism management of natural, cultural and historical resources in the municipality of Manatí, Cuba

Omar Milanés Carmenate — 2025-02-11

Contemporary tourism dynamics demand the integrated management of resources in such a way that they can satisfy social, economic and esthetic needs, while respecting local cultural integrity, essential ecological processes, biological diversity and life-support systems. The objective of the research was to design a tourism product based on the integrated management of natural, cultural and historical resources in the municipality of Manatí, Las Tunas. For its development, the following methods were used: analytical-synthetic, inductive-deductive, systemic-functional-structural, observation, interview and assessment by specialists. As a result, an integrated tourist product was designed, called "Manatí, an unique experience", oriented towards the Canadian market and to commercialize the natural, cultural and historical attractions that have not been currently valued in the municipality of Manatí, which contributes to local development and to strengthen the tourist management of Las Tunas destination in eastern Cuba. The assessment of the product carried out by specialists showed that the product is relevant and of great value.

The diagnosis of citizen security. A necessary approach for local public management

Emilio Delfino Matos — 2025-03-31

Citizen security is a recurring issue on the governmental agenda of many States working to implement the sustainable development model promulgated by the United Nations in its 2030 Agenda. Cuba is no exception, so citizen security and its provision, as part of public management at the local level, constitute a challenge to advance in the materialization of the Economic and Social Model of Socialist Development. In this understanding, the objective of this work was to analyze the current state of citizen security and its local public management in the municipality of Guantánamo. It is a qualitative, non-experimental, cross-sectional and descriptive study, which based on the use of methods such as analysis-synthesis, induction-deduction, the authors' experience, documentary review and the criteria provided from a survey applied to a sample of public servants involved in its provision, made it possible to identify progress and challenges in this activity. The results reveal the complexity of the concept of citizen security, as well as the multidimensional, interdisciplinary, multi-actor and participatory nature that should characterize its provision from local public management. They also establish an empirical basis that reveals the existence of possibilities that can be explored to make the actions of local authorities and their impact on citizen security more effective.

System of prospective actions for the disasters prevention in farms of the "Hermanos Barcón" Productive Pole

Tania González Vázquez — 2025-02-12

Climate change significantly affects agricultural production processes, due to its influence on the increase in temperatures and climate change, which severely increases the occurrence and intensity of extreme events. These reasons justify the present work in agricultural production cooperatives located in the southern plains of the province of Pinar del Río, an area characterized as an agroecosystem of marked vulnerability to the effects of climate change. The objective of the research is to propose a system of prospective actions of Environmental Management, which increases resilience and response capacity on hazards, vulnerabilities and risk to extreme events, in farms of the "Hermanos Barcón" Productive Pole. The methods used include theoretical and empirical methods, together with the application of the Delphi Method for the definition of indicators for the preparation of disaster risk and vulnerability maps, and the user satisfaction method or Iadov technique used for the validation of the action plan. The results obtained show that the farms diagnosed have a high level of risk and vulnerability, as they are located in an area that is highly susceptible to extreme events and latent threats due to climate change. The application of the system of prospective actions allows greater preparedness to face climate change and increases the capacity to respond to extreme events by increasing resilience, which guarantees the development of more sustainable agricultural and livestock production.

Action plan to promote farmers' access to the Agricultural Development Bank

Niurlys Rodríguez González — 2025-03-30

The purpose of the research was to propose a participatory action plan as a contribution to the producers' access to funds from the Agricultural Development Bank. The work was carried out in the Eduardo Chivás Cooperative of Credits and Services, with a sample of 35 producers and three stages were developed: diagnosis, definition of actions, monitoring and perspectives. The results showed that: the main cause for access to credit is the lack of knowledge of the established mechanisms, the establishment-monitoring of an action plan that contributes to productive advances and farmers have the expectation of continuity with the use of credit.