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

Yelly Yamparli Pardo Rozo (), Jader Muñoz Ramos () and Jmunozra@ut.edu.co ()

Revista Equidad y Desarrollo, 2022, vol. 39, issue 39, No 20470, 178 pages

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: Sustainability indicator; ecosystem services valuation; carbon storage; data envelopment analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C61 D22 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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