SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT OF EXTENSIVE CATTLE AND SHEEP PRODUCTION SYSTEMS IN SOUTHERN CHILE

ABSTRACT Extensive livestock systems have decreased in the last decades. In general, these systems are characterized by low profitability, but they have a key role on environment conservation, maintenance of rural population, and health of meat and milk consumers. The present study was carried out i...

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Autores: Avilez,Juan P., Nahed,José, Mena,Yolanda, Grande,Daniel, Ruiz,Francisco A., Camúñez,José A., Meyer,Jorge, Castel,José M.
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Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:Chile
Institución:Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo
Repositorio:SciELO Chile
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Palabra clave:Sustainability attributes
MESMIS
grazing
farm management
farmer's characteristics
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spelling SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT OF EXTENSIVE CATTLE AND SHEEP PRODUCTION SYSTEMS IN SOUTHERN CHILEAvilez,Juan P.Nahed,JoséMena,YolandaGrande,DanielRuiz,Francisco A.Camúñez,José A.Meyer,JorgeCastel,José M.Sustainability attributesMESMISgrazingfarm managementfarmer's characteristicsABSTRACT Extensive livestock systems have decreased in the last decades. In general, these systems are characterized by low profitability, but they have a key role on environment conservation, maintenance of rural population, and health of meat and milk consumers. The present study was carried out in 2017 with 29 livestock farmers in the cold steppe area, Rio Ibáñez District (Comuna de Rio Ibánez), Aysén Region, Chile. The objective of this work was to compare the characteristics of extensive cattle and sheep farms of Southern Chile with a previous study conducted in 2012, assess their sustainability in 2017 and propose improvement actions. The variables studied were included in five attributes according to MESMIS methodology: Productivity, Stability, Adaptability, Equity and Self-management. There were few and circumstantial changes between 2012 and 2017. The global sustainability index was calculated (58%). The values of the five sustainability attributes were 54-64%. The results indicate that livestock farmers carry out valuable practices for sustainability, such as Cattle carry out short seasonal migration, Farmer vaccinates animals, Farmer desparasites animals, Does soil analyses and Farmer has done training courses. The suggested actions to improve sustainability are related to farm and farmer's characteristics, including trading through farmers' associations and off-farm activities. Collaborative work between livestock farmers and government institutions is required to implement the proposed actions. It is also important to raise consumers' awareness of the importance of extensive production systems and the differentiated quality of their products.Universidad de Concepción. Facultad de Agronomía, Facultad de Ingeniería Agricola y Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias2021-12-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0719-38902021000300228Chilean journal of agricultural & animal sciences v.37 n.3 2021reponame:SciELO Chileinstname:Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrolloinstacron:ANID-SciELO Chileen10.29393/chjaas37-25saja80025info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/article2022-02-07T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0719-38902021000300228opendoar:2022-02-07T00:00falseopendoar:2022-02-07T00:00SciELO Chile - Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT OF EXTENSIVE CATTLE AND SHEEP PRODUCTION SYSTEMS IN SOUTHERN CHILE
title SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT OF EXTENSIVE CATTLE AND SHEEP PRODUCTION SYSTEMS IN SOUTHERN CHILE
spellingShingle SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT OF EXTENSIVE CATTLE AND SHEEP PRODUCTION SYSTEMS IN SOUTHERN CHILE
Avilez,Juan P.
Sustainability attributes
MESMIS
grazing
farm management
farmer's characteristics
title_short SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT OF EXTENSIVE CATTLE AND SHEEP PRODUCTION SYSTEMS IN SOUTHERN CHILE
title_full SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT OF EXTENSIVE CATTLE AND SHEEP PRODUCTION SYSTEMS IN SOUTHERN CHILE
title_fullStr SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT OF EXTENSIVE CATTLE AND SHEEP PRODUCTION SYSTEMS IN SOUTHERN CHILE
title_full_unstemmed SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT OF EXTENSIVE CATTLE AND SHEEP PRODUCTION SYSTEMS IN SOUTHERN CHILE
title_sort SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT OF EXTENSIVE CATTLE AND SHEEP PRODUCTION SYSTEMS IN SOUTHERN CHILE
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Avilez,Juan P.
Nahed,José
Mena,Yolanda
Grande,Daniel
Ruiz,Francisco A.
Camúñez,José A.
Meyer,Jorge
Castel,José M.
author Avilez,Juan P.
author_facet Avilez,Juan P.
Nahed,José
Mena,Yolanda
Grande,Daniel
Ruiz,Francisco A.
Camúñez,José A.
Meyer,Jorge
Castel,José M.
author_role author
author2 Nahed,José
Mena,Yolanda
Grande,Daniel
Ruiz,Francisco A.
Camúñez,José A.
Meyer,Jorge
Castel,José M.
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author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Sustainability attributes
MESMIS
grazing
farm management
farmer's characteristics
topic Sustainability attributes
MESMIS
grazing
farm management
farmer's characteristics
description ABSTRACT Extensive livestock systems have decreased in the last decades. In general, these systems are characterized by low profitability, but they have a key role on environment conservation, maintenance of rural population, and health of meat and milk consumers. The present study was carried out in 2017 with 29 livestock farmers in the cold steppe area, Rio Ibáñez District (Comuna de Rio Ibánez), Aysén Region, Chile. The objective of this work was to compare the characteristics of extensive cattle and sheep farms of Southern Chile with a previous study conducted in 2012, assess their sustainability in 2017 and propose improvement actions. The variables studied were included in five attributes according to MESMIS methodology: Productivity, Stability, Adaptability, Equity and Self-management. There were few and circumstantial changes between 2012 and 2017. The global sustainability index was calculated (58%). The values of the five sustainability attributes were 54-64%. The results indicate that livestock farmers carry out valuable practices for sustainability, such as Cattle carry out short seasonal migration, Farmer vaccinates animals, Farmer desparasites animals, Does soil analyses and Farmer has done training courses. The suggested actions to improve sustainability are related to farm and farmer's characteristics, including trading through farmers' associations and off-farm activities. Collaborative work between livestock farmers and government institutions is required to implement the proposed actions. It is also important to raise consumers' awareness of the importance of extensive production systems and the differentiated quality of their products.
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