Vanesa Peñalba Achurra, Y. M., Milena Gómez Cedeño
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The world cocoa market has a significant demand, foreseeing an increase of 30% by 2020, which creates opportunities. Panama has been a cocoa producer since 1900, with a low profile, but the quality of the grain competes worldwide. Cocoa cultivation is mostly developed by family of indigenous origin, mainly by women; directly affecting the reduction of rural poverty. Despite this, between 2017 and 2018 there was a 23% reduction in national production. In this sense, from a literature review a conceptualization on the sustainability of the food supply chain is presented. Based on the results, a theoretical model is proposed to measure the relationship between Cocoa Supply Chain Management and its relationship in Sustainable Development, which constitutes a roadmap for future research.