Analysis of farmers' perception of macroinvertebrate diversity in the soil

Verenice Sánchez Castillo, Harold Gilmar Hernandez Moreal and Sergio Alejandro Rojas Manrique

SCT Proceedings in Interdisciplinary Insights and Innovations, 2023, vol. 1, 10.56294/piii202318

Abstract: Introduction: the soil is an essential resource for the development and production of the plants in which the macrofauna lives, which is of vital importance, but little in the way of account in the crop management practices. From this perspective, the main objective of this study was to analyze the perception of farmers about the diversity of macroinvertebrates in the soil. Methodology: The research was carried out in the la carbona village of the Caraño district located in the municipality of Florencia, a semi-structured interview was applied to identify the knowledge of the peasant before the macroinvertebrates. Results and discussion: In the interview, six (6) categories were found that were grouped into three (3) families named: Training, productive technician and biodiversity. the farmer has not seen macroinvertebrates with the importance they need and the use of chemical inputs such as fertilizers, herbicides, insecticides or the impact caused by tillage, a condition that is reflected in the reduction or elimination of species

Date: 2023
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