Diseño de un Sistema de Gestión Financiera para la Sostenibilidad de las Ferias de La Red Agroecológica Del Austro

Abstract

This thesis aims to design a financial management system tailored to the needs of the farmers' markets within the Southern Agroecological Network, with the goal of achieving their sustainability and improving the control of their financial processes. These markets are a vital pillar for local development, serving as direct sales points, establishing fair prices, and enhancing food sovereignty. However, despite the social and environmental benefits they generate, they exhibit shortcomings in their economic and financial management. Based on a diagnostic assessment conducted using a mixed methodology that included field visits, direct observation, and surveys of producers and consumers, this thesis presents a proposed management system. This system enables proper economic and financial management and control, grounded in the principles of family economics and adapted to the network's specific needs. It includes practical tools that support financial planning, systematic transaction recording, continuous results evaluation, and assertive decision-making. This system not only addresses the identified weaknesses, but also seeks to promote a participatory, transparent, and effective organizational culture, aimed at strengthening the social and economic impact of agroecological fairs. At the same time, it is hoped that its progressive adoption will allow the generation of a management system that can be replicated in other networks or organizations of this nature, demonstrating that despite technological limitations, it is possible to improve the management of fairs with appropriate solutions.