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CONCEPTUAL ANALYSIS article

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.
Sec. Agricultural and Food Economics
Volume 8 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fsufs.2024.1461713

The adoption of sustainable practices in livestock production systems in tropical Andean páramos

Provisionally accepted
Carlos Ramirez Gomez Carlos Ramirez Gomez 1*Andrés García-Cuervo Andrés García-Cuervo 1Holmes Rodriguez-Espinosa Holmes Rodriguez-Espinosa 2
  • 1 University of Caldas, Manizales, Colombia
  • 2 University of Antioquia, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia

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    The geographical areas of the Andean paramo are considered strategic and highly important ecosystems both for their ecosystem services and for being a great support for society based on what water resources imply. However, these ecosystems have been affected by livestock production, which is one of the main activities carried out in these areas. This study highlights the importance of approaching farmers who inhabit these areas from an approach of adopting sustainable technologies and practices in livestock farming so that they can contribute to the conservation of the environment. The study has two main objectives (1) to develop the concept of technology adoption in agriculture, starting from its main categories and approach variables until reaching its relationship with the adoption of sustainable and conservation practices in livestock farming, and (2) provide a conceptual basis that interrelates adoption, livestock and páramo areas as a geographic environment. Finally, this proposed framework can serve as a reference to carry out empirical analysis seeking to test various hypotheses.

    Keywords: Geographic environment, perceptions, Upland farmers, technological change, Agriculture

    Received: 09 Jul 2024; Accepted: 26 Dec 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Ramirez Gomez, García-Cuervo and Rodriguez-Espinosa. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Carlos Ramirez Gomez, University of Caldas, Manizales, Colombia

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