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Assessment of Sustainability in Livestock Systems in the Amazonian Piedmont, Colombia

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  • Yelly Yamparli Pardo Rozo
  • Jader Muñoz Ramos
  • jmunozra@ut.edu.co

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This research aimed to suggest an assessment of sustainability in livestock systems in the Colombian Amazonian Piedmont. The variables benefit-cost ratio (BCR) of the production systems and the carbon stored (CS ) in the aerial biomass (Ba ) of trees in pastures were used to construct the sustainability indicator. The percentage of productive soil and the number of heads of cattle were used as inputs. The sample consisted of 37 farms. The indicator was obtained with the non-parametric Data Envelopment Analysis method. The results showed that 8% of the production systems were on the sustainability threshold, and the remaining 92% had the potential for improvement, specifically through increased BCR, efficient use of productive land, and increased carrying capacity. It was concluded that the sustainable farms had an average BCR of 2.3 and registered an average CS in Ba of 2.14 t·ha-1, using 13.6% of the extension of the farm as productive soil.

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  • Yelly Yamparli Pardo Rozo & Jader Muñoz Ramos & jmunozra@ut.edu.co, 2022. "Assessment of Sustainability in Livestock Systems in the Amazonian Piedmont, Colombia," Revista Equidad y Desarrollo, Universidad de la Salle, vol. 39(39), pages 1-178, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:col:000452:020470
    DOI: 10.19052/eq.vol1.iss39.1
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    Keywords

    Sustainability indicator; ecosystem services valuation; carbon storage; data envelopment analysis;
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    JEL classification:

    • C61 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling - - - Optimization Techniques; Programming Models; Dynamic Analysis
    • D22 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Firm Behavior: Empirical Analysis
    • Q56 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environment and Development; Environment and Trade; Sustainability; Environmental Accounts and Accounting; Environmental Equity; Population Growth

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