Amazonia, healthy food and rural communities, Pastaza-Ecuador.

Abstract

The current situation and perspective of feeding with a focus on a healthy diet with probiotics in animals are evaluated in the Ecuadorian Amazon conditions. Surveys were conducted in the Ecuadorian Amazon communities to determine the current and prospective situation in organic and healthy foods production. In the Amazon region, diagnoses indicate that, despite the large amount of natural resources, an important part of this population is subject to problems of availability, economic access and use of food that affecting their food security. The levels of agricultural production, with benefit, are very low and agro industrial processes for getting products, through processing, are scarce. It was evaluated Lactobacillus salivarius and Bacillus subtilis probiotic cultures as probiotic in broilers. These probiotic got better many indicators in the animals. In Lactobacillus salivarius, coliformes count was higher in the groups without probiotics, while total anaerobes were higher in the animals with probiotic. Bag of fabricio and the spleen weight were greater in those treated with the probiotic. The Newcastle vaccine antibodies did show differences among treatments where probiotics were applied. Cecal content pH was lower in the treatments with probiotics. Total fatty acids showed higher values in broilers with the probiotics, however, the acetic, butyric and propionic acid did not provide differences between treatments. Bacillus subtilis show a higher total anaerobes count in treatments with the cultures, while the coliform count decreased in these one. Lactobacillus spp and endospores were superior in the treatments Bacillus subtilis.

Plant Biodiversity Knowledge Varies by Gender in Sustainable Amazonian Agricultural Systems Called Chacras

“…This can lead to a decline of original cultures and this is especially important in large areas located to the south of the province of Pastaza [34]. In these areas, a clear westernization has produced a strong change of customs in the local communities [35,36]. In recent decades, this has been accelerated by the construction of highways, roads, and local airports by oil companies.…”

“…The United Nations SGD2, is interested in maintaining the genetic diversity of seeds, cultivated plants, farmed and domesticated animals, and their related wild species. Research projects in the environment, agriculture, and agroindustry thematic that allow the agricultural production of our studied area are being requested by the scientific community [7,36]. In the specific area of medicinal plants, some authors [37] have already performed a meta-analysis of the effect of gender on knowledge.…”