Motivated by the evolving global food landscape and its detrimental impacts on society, the environment, and health, this research aims to understand consumer perceptions, preferences and involvement regarding sustainable food products and consumption practices. To this aim, three countries were chosen for their distinct economic, cultural, and demographic differences (Spain, Türkiye, and Colombia), enabling an exploration of how these factors influence sustainability perceptions. The results show high levels of awareness, knowledge, consumption, and willingness to switch to more sustainable habits, although differences between countries were also found (price sensitivity in Spain and demand for information regarding sustainable food in Colombia). In addition, a group of consumers has been identified that is influenced by health, shows positive behaviours and perceptions towards sustainable food, and is not price sensitive. The study is significant, as it addresses the information gap between consumers, producers, and policymakers regarding sustainable food awareness. It seeks to provide insights into cultural influences on sustainability perceptions and aims to assist in developing educational programs and policies to promote sustainable consumption.

Inclusive business as a model at the base of the pyramid is a relatively recent unit of study in academic literature. From the institutional perspective, businesses are affected by norms, processes, rules of moral and ethical behaviour, which have not been studied for the base of the pyramid in inclusive businesses, much less in agricultural cooperatives. The objective of this research is to identify institutional factors that can affect agribusiness inclusive models. In this research, agricultural cooperatives of banana production in the province of Magdalena, Colombia, are the unit of analysis to identify institutional factors. The method of review of institutional factors is the multiple cases (six banana cooperatives) with a simple unit using inductive analysis. The results show that institutional factors—both formal (certifications, quality standards, social responsibility policies and economic incentives) and informal (cooperation, improvement of quality of life, generation of social capital)—promote the development of inclusive businesses in cooperatives of the base of the pyramid. The research is a first step to show its potential replication in other agricultural industries and even in other economic sectors.

La pobreza es un tema social con diversas aproximaciones desde la academia para soportar la formulación de políticas públicas y económicas. Objetivo. Identificar estrategias para disminuir la pobreza en zonas rurales con la incorporación del comercio justo. Metodología. Se recurrió al método de casos a partir del análisis de las etapas de creación, desarrollo y evolución de cooperativas de productores bananeros del departamento del Magdalena (Colombia). La recolección de datos se hizo mediante encuestas, entrevistas y visitas de campo a través de un enfoque interdisciplinar (historia empresarial, economía, ciencias sociales). Resultados. A partir del análisis de los casos se obtuvo que, de las seis cooperativas analizadas, dos nacen motivadas por los pequeños productores y las restantes surgen como adaptación a las exigencias del mercado. Conclusión. Se concluye que efectivamente el comercio justo ha sido un aporte importante en la reducción de la pobreza en las zonas rurales estudiadas.

This paper presents a clothing recommendation system for women based on their body type, aiming to facilitate the purchasing process on the online sales channel of the company Lady's Confecciones located in the city of Santa Marta, Colombia. For this process, a user interface was designed to function in two ways: using a prediction model that takes as inputs a photograph of the user and their height, and a manual mode that receives the measurements of bust, hip and waist. The prediction model implemented the OpenCV library and the skinned multi-person linear (SMPL) model to process images and predict body shape and pose. Five body types were considered: triangle, apple, rectangle, hourglass and inverted triangle, differentiated by bust, waist and hip measurements, according to the conditions provided by the company. The system was able to predict the body measurements of the female participants with a maximum Pearson correlation coefficient of 0.97. For predicting body type, the best results were obtained for the rectangle body shape, with an accuracy of 92.31%.

Artisanal fishing, understood as a form of rural entrepreneurship, extends beyond purely economic performance; however, the quantitative influence of informal institutions on sustainable value creation remains insufficiently examined. This study analyzes how Indigenous governance, cooperation, and ancestral knowledge shape the economic, social, and environmental dimensions of sustainability in artisanal fisheries. A quantitative, non-experimental, cross-sectional design was applied using face-to-face surveys administered to 148 fishers in Taganga, Colombia. Data were analyzed using partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) to assess both measurement and structural relationships. The results indicate that Indigenous governance is strongly associated with sustainable value creation, significantly enhancing economic, social, and environmental outcomes through collective participation, cooperative arrangements, and community-based environmental practices. Ancestral knowledge shows a specific but meaningful relationship with social value by reinforcing cultural identity and community cohesion; this construct was measured through fishers’ perceptions of intergenerational knowledge transmission, traditions, and cultural values shared by elder fishers. Cooperation exhibits a positive association with economic value by strengthening productive resilience, although its effects do not extend to broader social outcomes. Overall, the model explains moderate proportions of economic and social value and a low proportion of environmental value. These findings demonstrate that informal institutions operate as differentiated yet essential mechanisms of sustainability, highlighting the importance of strengthening Indigenous governance, consolidating cooperative practices, and integrating ancestral knowledge into governance strategies for small-scale fisheries.