Proposal of an Environmental Management Programme for the wet milling of coffee in Guisa, Sierra Maestra, Cuba

Abstract

The research was conducted at Guisa, the same general purpose was to design an environmental management program aimed at the wet milling process of coffee in the municipality. This will work towards setting developed: the diagnosis of the environmental aspects involved in the process, the causes of such negative behavior, as well as those required for program design. The research was conducted at nine centers pulping, using statistical methods for identification and selection. The behavior of the variables identified will be verified through surveys, scientific observation, oral interview, standards, methodologies and technical instructions related to the process, establishing comparative statements between the traditional and ecological pulping. The main conclusions of the study were:

• The environmental analysis identified the major environmental issues and causes associated with them.


• It was found that both types of pulping cause negative effects to the environment.


• It highlights the need for training geared toward managers, workers and residents of the areas studied.


• The comprehensive assessment of environmental aspects and certain underlying causes have produced the program.

It is recommended using the environmental analysis as a tool to develop actions that involve improving environmental management in the pulping centers and consider the program as a guide for improvement of lines drawn by the Ministry of Agriculture for the wet milling of coffee, framed within the Strategic Refocus to be carried out in the mountains.