Leticia Jiménez , Wilmer Jiménez , Lenin González , Pablo Quichimbo , Natacha Fierro , Daniel Capa-Mora
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摘要
考虑到农民需求和土壤保护的可持续土壤管理方法需要将科学知识与农业实践相结合。因此,本研究提出了以下问题:a. 农民如何看待与农业管理相关的肥力指标? b. 小农户实施哪些策略来保持农田土壤健康? c. 科学发现与农民对厄瓜多尔亚马逊地区土壤管理指标和实践的看法之间是否存在关联?共进行了 287 次调查,提出了 35 个问题,涉及受访者的一般数据、土壤肥力的可见指标、土壤管理和保护措施以及知识获取。土壤科学数据来自农业咨询小组和粮农组织(2018 年)绘制的调查地点地图。结果表明,农民对土壤肥力有深入的了解,确定了几个可见的指标,包括一些表明土壤富饶的植物,同时采用了各种使土壤退化的做法和其他有助于当地土壤保持的做法。尽管农民们使用的指标主要基于观察,但在许多方面,它们与对肥沃或贫瘠土壤的科学评估不谋而合。这些农民世世代代积累了丰富的实践经验和知识,对土壤肥力的蛛丝马迹有着深刻的理解。这两种形式的知识并不总是一致的,但是,传统知识和科学知识之间的协同作用说明了整合不同形式的知识对于有效和可持续土地管理的重要性。
Rescuing local knowledge with regards to soil management and fertility in the Amazon Region of Ecuador
Sustainable soil management methods that consider farmers' needs and soil conservation, require the integration of scientific knowledge and farming practices. Therefore, this study has asked a. How do farmers perceive fertility indicators in relation to their management in agriculture? b. What strategies do small farmers implement to maintain soil health on their farmland? c. Are there correlations between scientific findings and farmers' perceptions of soil management indicators and practices in the Ecuadorian Amazon? A total of 287 surveys were applied with 35 questions that covered the general data of the respondent, visible indicators of soil fertility, soil management and conservation practices, as well as knowledge acquisition. The soil scientific data were obtained from the map made by the MAG and FAO (2018) of the locations where the surveys were conducted. The results show that farmers have an in-depth knowledge with respect to soil fertility, identifying several visible indicators, including some plants that indicate productive soils, while utilizing various practices that degrade the soil and others that contribute to soil conservation at the local level. Although the indicators used by the farmers were mainly based on observation, in many respects they coincided with scientific assessments of fertile or infertile soils. These farmers, with their vast practical experience and knowledge accumulated over generations, developed a deep understanding of the telltale signs of soil fertility. There is not always concordance between the two forms of knowledge, however, the synergy between traditional and scientific knowledge illustrates the importance of integrating different forms of knowledge for effective and sustainable land management.
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Environmental Development provides a future oriented, pro-active, authoritative source of information and learning for researchers, postgraduate students, policymakers, and managers, and bridges the gap between fundamental research and the application in management and policy practices. It stimulates the exchange and coupling of traditional scientific knowledge on the environment, with the experiential knowledge among decision makers and other stakeholders and also connects natural sciences and social and behavioral sciences. Environmental Development includes and promotes scientific work from the non-western world, and also strengthens the collaboration between the developed and developing world. Further it links environmental research to broader issues of economic and social-cultural developments, and is intended to shorten the delays between research and publication, while ensuring thorough peer review. Environmental Development also creates a forum for transnational communication, discussion and global action.
Environmental Development is open to a broad range of disciplines and authors. The journal welcomes, in particular, contributions from a younger generation of researchers, and papers expanding the frontiers of environmental sciences, pointing at new directions and innovative answers.
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