Understanding the decline of organic fertilizer use in the Altiplano

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dc.contributor.authorGilles, Jere L.en
dc.contributor.authorMotavalli, Peter P.en
dc.contributor.authorThomas, J.en
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.coverage.spatialPunoen
dc.coverage.spatialPerúen
dc.coverage.spatialLa Pazen
dc.coverage.spatialBoliviaen
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T20:08:13Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T20:08:13Zen
dc.date.issued2009en
dc.description.abstractThis poster presents some results of a multi-disciplinary research program sponsored by the SANREM-CRSP that is examining ways that Andean farmers can adapt to climate change. Its focus is on the reasons for the decline in the use of manures in potato production in the Altiplano of Bolivia. Traditional Andean potato production systems rely on long fallow periods and the application of manure to maintain soil fertility. Organic fertilizers like manure can help mitigate the impacts of climate change by increasing water retention and by buffering temperature changes. Manure use has been declining in parts of the Altiplano however. Twenty years ago nearly all farmers in the region used manure for potato production but now there are some communities where less than 25% of households use manure. The research presented here examines how the relationship between family resources, income, labor availability and livestock ownership are related to a decline in the use of manure among Andean producers.en
dc.description.notesLTRA-4 (Practices and Strategies for Vulnerable Agro-Ecosystems)en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier4316en
dc.identifier.citationPoster presented at the 72nd Annual Meeting of the Rural Sociological Society, Climate Change and Societal Response: Livelihoods, Communities, and the Environment, Madison, Wisconsin, 30 July - 2 August 2009en
dc.identifier.other4316_poster_rss_justin.pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/69020en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectManureen
dc.subjectOrganic farmingen
dc.subjectAltiplanoen
dc.subjectClimate changeen
dc.subjectPotatoesen
dc.subjectEcosystemen
dc.titleUnderstanding the decline of organic fertilizer use in the Altiplanoen
dc.title.alternativeEntendiendo la disminución del uso de fertilizante orgánico en el Altiplanoen
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