Aproximación a la problemática de la producción de panela en el municipio de Topaipí - Cundinamarca Aproximación a la problemática de la producción de panela en el municipio de Topaipí - Cundinamarca

Abstract

This paper analyzes the problematic of panela’s production of small business or trapiches, as they are locally named. This previous topic is related with the current challenges of the sustainable development in the industry of panela production in Cundinamarca, Colombia. We take a look to the production chain of panela on comparison to the full-blown sugar cultive management, the use of the juice of the sugar cane and its panela variant, linked with the emerging industry of the locals and looking at the poor implementation of policies to help whit its growth.