Environmental sustainability and waste management in cocoa production systems in the southwest of Boyacá-Colombia
The objective of this research was to know what the concept of sustainability is and how the management of agricultural residues (phytosanitary, fertilizers, biomass and inert residues) is carried out within cocoa production units in the southwest of the department of Boyacá. For this purpose, a des...
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| author | Vargas Martínez, Andrés Felipe López Cifuentes, Javier Augusto Alvarado Gaona, Álvaro Enrique |
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| description | The objective of this research was to know what the concept of sustainability is and how the management of agricultural residues (phytosanitary, fertilizers, biomass and inert residues) is carried out within cocoa production units in the southwest of the department of Boyacá. For this purpose, a descriptive, non-probabilistic research was carried out, applying a survey-type instrument to 52 cocoa production units in the municipalities of Miraflores, Santamaría, and Campohermoso; units belonging to 3 cocoa associations. The data revealed that there is a conception of sustainability linked to the concept of neoliberal economic growth, where environmental sustainability is not the priority, as if it is the increase in profits. On the other hand, the management of the water resource is not adequate, there is no drinking water and there is no treatment of the wastewater, which does not have any purification process before being returned to the water tributaries. Additionally, people live and work in the same workplace. Regarding the management of agricultural residues, it is evidenced that there is no knowledge or application of Good Agricultural Practices, this means that phytosanitary products and fertilizers are applied without technical supervision, the management criterion being the experience of the producer. |
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| spelling | oai:oai.revistas.uptc.edu.co:article-128962022-06-16T14:51:25Z Environmental sustainability and waste management in cocoa production systems in the southwest of Boyacá-Colombia Sostenibilidad Ambiental Y Manejo De Residuos En Sistemas De Producción De Cacao En El Suroccidente De Boyacá-Colombia Vargas Martínez, Andrés Felipe López Cifuentes, Javier Augusto Alvarado Gaona, Álvaro Enrique Theobroma cacao GAP Agricultural production Sustainable development Theobroma cacao BPA Producción Agrícola Desarrollo Sostenible The objective of this research was to know what the concept of sustainability is and how the management of agricultural residues (phytosanitary, fertilizers, biomass and inert residues) is carried out within cocoa production units in the southwest of the department of Boyacá. For this purpose, a descriptive, non-probabilistic research was carried out, applying a survey-type instrument to 52 cocoa production units in the municipalities of Miraflores, Santamaría, and Campohermoso; units belonging to 3 cocoa associations. The data revealed that there is a conception of sustainability linked to the concept of neoliberal economic growth, where environmental sustainability is not the priority, as if it is the increase in profits. On the other hand, the management of the water resource is not adequate, there is no drinking water and there is no treatment of the wastewater, which does not have any purification process before being returned to the water tributaries. Additionally, people live and work in the same workplace. Regarding the management of agricultural residues, it is evidenced that there is no knowledge or application of Good Agricultural Practices, this means that phytosanitary products and fertilizers are applied without technical supervision, the management criterion being the experience of the producer. El objetivo del presente estudio fue conocer cuál es el concepto de sostenibilidad y cómo se realiza el manejo de los residuos agrícolas (fitosanitarios, fertilizantes, biomasa e inertes) dentro de unidades productoras de cacao en el suroccidente del departamento de Boyacá. Para tal fin se realizó una investigación descriptiva, no probabilística, aplicando un instrumento tipo encuesta a 52 unidades de producción de cacao de los municipios de Miraflores, Santamaría, y Campohermoso; pertenecientes a 3 asociaciones cacaoteras. Los datos revelaron que existe una concepción de la sostenibilidad ligada al concepto de crecimiento económico de corte neoliberal, en donde la sostenibilidad ambiental no es la prioridad, como sí lo es el incremento de las utilidades del negocio. Por su parte, el manejo del recurso hídrico no es adecuado, no se cuenta con agua potable y no se realiza tratamiento de las aguas residuales, las cuales no tiene ningún proceso de purificación antes de ser devueltas a los afluentes hídricos. Adicionalmente, las personas viven y laboran en el mismo sitio de trabajo. En cuanto al manejo de los residuos agrícolas, se evidencia que no existe conocimiento ni aplicación de las Buenas Prácticas Agrícolas, esto hace que se apliquen productos fitosanitarios y fertilizantes sin la supervisión técnica, sino bajo el criterio determinado por la experiencia que tenga el productor en la actividad agropecuaria. Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia 2021-10-19 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Text texto application/pdf text/xml https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/ciencia_agricultura/article/view/12896 10.19053/01228420.v18.n3.2021.12896 Ciencia y Agricultura; Vol. 18 No. 3 (2021): Septiembre-Diciembre; 47-62 Ciencia y Agricultura; Vol. 18 Núm. 3 (2021): Septiembre-Diciembre; 47-62 2539-0899 spa https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/ciencia_agricultura/article/view/12896/11018 https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/ciencia_agricultura/article/view/12896/11392 Copyright (c) 2021 Andrés Felipe Vargas Martínez, Javier Augusto López Cifuentes, Álvaro Enrique Alvarado Gaona http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| spellingShingle | Theobroma cacao GAP Agricultural production Sustainable development Theobroma cacao BPA Producción Agrícola Desarrollo Sostenible Vargas Martínez, Andrés Felipe López Cifuentes, Javier Augusto Alvarado Gaona, Álvaro Enrique Environmental sustainability and waste management in cocoa production systems in the southwest of Boyacá-Colombia |
| title | Environmental sustainability and waste management in cocoa production systems in the southwest of Boyacá-Colombia |
| title_alt | Sostenibilidad Ambiental Y Manejo De Residuos En Sistemas De Producción De Cacao En El Suroccidente De Boyacá-Colombia |
| title_full | Environmental sustainability and waste management in cocoa production systems in the southwest of Boyacá-Colombia |
| title_fullStr | Environmental sustainability and waste management in cocoa production systems in the southwest of Boyacá-Colombia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Environmental sustainability and waste management in cocoa production systems in the southwest of Boyacá-Colombia |
| title_short | Environmental sustainability and waste management in cocoa production systems in the southwest of Boyacá-Colombia |
| title_sort | environmental sustainability and waste management in cocoa production systems in the southwest of boyaca colombia |
| topic | Theobroma cacao GAP Agricultural production Sustainable development Theobroma cacao BPA Producción Agrícola Desarrollo Sostenible |
| topic_facet | Theobroma cacao GAP Agricultural production Sustainable development Theobroma cacao BPA Producción Agrícola Desarrollo Sostenible |
| url | https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/ciencia_agricultura/article/view/12896 |
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