TY - JOUR
T1 - Principles For Responsible Investement In Agriculture And Food Systems And Their Social Impact
T2 - Application To Universitary Projects
AU - Buele, Irene
AU - Zúñiga, David
AU - Tobar, Luis
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021,Academy of Entrepreneurship Journal
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - The principles for Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems (RAI) aim to support food security, nutrition, and the improvement of sustainable livelihoods for smallholders in a responsible and environmentally friendly way. This article analyzes the inclusion of RAI principles in the projects of the Politécnica Salesiana University, Cuenca, in Ecuador, which is complemented with the calculation of the Social Return on Investment (SROI). Among the results, principle 4 was observed as the most applied principle since it enhances the participation and empowerment of young people. The 16 projects applied based on this principle had a total of 24,723 beneficiaries. The key factor of these projects was the integration of young people. It was evidenced how young people, assertively took the leadership, and managed the projects to strengthen human and social development in communities and vulnerable areas. The NPV calculated for the projects under principle 4 showed an NPV of $5,039.15, and an SROI of 24.19. The overall result of the NPV of all university projects was $ 10,957.39 and an SROI of 38.38.
AB - The principles for Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems (RAI) aim to support food security, nutrition, and the improvement of sustainable livelihoods for smallholders in a responsible and environmentally friendly way. This article analyzes the inclusion of RAI principles in the projects of the Politécnica Salesiana University, Cuenca, in Ecuador, which is complemented with the calculation of the Social Return on Investment (SROI). Among the results, principle 4 was observed as the most applied principle since it enhances the participation and empowerment of young people. The 16 projects applied based on this principle had a total of 24,723 beneficiaries. The key factor of these projects was the integration of young people. It was evidenced how young people, assertively took the leadership, and managed the projects to strengthen human and social development in communities and vulnerable areas. The NPV calculated for the projects under principle 4 showed an NPV of $5,039.15, and an SROI of 24.19. The overall result of the NPV of all university projects was $ 10,957.39 and an SROI of 38.38.
KW - Attribution
KW - Committee on World Security
KW - Deadweight
KW - Drop off
KW - Food and Agriculture Organization
KW - Impact and Net Present Value
KW - Principles for Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems
KW - Return on Investment
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85111743556
SN - 1087-9595
VL - 27
SP - 1
EP - 13
JO - Academy of Entrepreneurship Journal
JF - Academy of Entrepreneurship Journal
IS - 4
ER -