Holistic Risk Index: A Case Study of Cattle Producers in the Protected Area of Farrapos Estuaries—Uruguay

Gazzano, Inés; Altieri, Miguel A.; Achkar, Marcel; Burgueño, Juan

doi:10.1080/21683565.2014.967439

Cited by 7 publications

(6 citation statements)

References 8 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…Nevertheless, none of these variables consider social inequalities or access to land, determining factors for peasant livelihoods. [75,76] Introduce aspects such as social inequality and land property, recognizing that the socio-cultural context limits resilience. They center their attention on the capacity of farmers to respond with productive agroecological practices and define empowerment as decision-making for adaptive farm management in response to disturbances.…”

Section: Methodologies For Evaluating Resiliencementioning

confidence: 99%

Agroecosystem resilience. A conceptual and methodological framework for evaluation

2020

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This article proposes a conceptual and methodological framework for analyzing agroecosystem resilience, in which aspects such as agrarian structure and peasant community agency are included as determining factors. The methodology is applied to a comparison of two peasant communities in Latin America (Brazil and Colombia), emphasizing the capacity to transform unsustainable power structures in place of adapting to them. We find that when agrarian structure is more equitable and peasant agency is strongly developed through political formation, organization and women's participation, then there is a greater construction of resilience that improves peasant livelihoods and dignity. This application demonstrates that when agency is strongly developed, as in the case of Brazil, it is possible to transform structural conditions that restrict resilience. The inclusion and consideration of biophysical variables, management practices, agrarian structure and agency, through a participatory approach, allows for the identification of factors that inhibit or potentiate the resilience of agroecosystems.

show abstract

Section: Methodologies For Evaluating Resiliencementioning

confidence: 99%

Agroecosystem resilience. A conceptual and methodological framework for evaluation

2020

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Nevertheless, none of these variables consider social inequalities or access to land, determining factors for peasant livelihoods. (60,61) introduce aspects such as social inequality and land property, recognizing that the socio-cultural context limits resilience. They center their attention on the capacity of farmers to respond with productive agroecological practices and define empowerment as decision-making for adaptive farm management in response to disturbances.…”

Section: Methodologies For Evaluating Resiliencementioning

confidence: 99%

Agroecosystem resilience. A conceptual and methodological framework for evaluation

Cordoba

Triviño

Toro

2019

Preprint

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

AbstractThis article proposes a conceptual and methodological framework for analyzing agroecosystem resilience, which incorporates agrarian structure and peasant community agency. The methodology is applied to a comparison of two peasant communities in Latin America (Brazil and Colombia), emphasizing the capacity to transform unsustainable power structures in place of adapting to them. This application demonstrates that when agency is strongly developed, as in the case of Brazil, it is possible to transform structural conditions that restrict resilience. The inclusion and consideration of biophysical variables, management practices, agrarian structure and agency, through a participatory approach, allows for the identification of factors that inhibit or potentiate the resilience of agroecosystems.

show abstract

“…These techniques have been widely used in various disciplinary fields and have been applied recently to vulnerability analysis (Abson et al, 2012) and risk (Gazzano et al, 2015). A similar approach to that used by Usai et al (2006), andMarshall et al (2014) was implemented, initially using principal component analysis (PCA) for the identification and grouping of variables and later using cluster analysis (CA) for the grouping of producers.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

External Drivers and Internal Control Factors that Determine the Vulnerability and Response Capacity to Drought of Cattle Producers in the Sierras Del Este Region of Uruguay

Díaz¹,

Achkar²,

Mazzeo³

2017

JAS

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Increased response and adaptation capacity are key elements for coping with climate threats. Cattle producers in the Sierras del Este region are one of several groups that are the most vulnerable to climate variability in Uruguay. Despite this commonality, it is a heterogeneous system, which suggests that strategies to respond to these events are divergent. The objective of this work is to identify and evaluate the vulnerability of cattle producers to drought and determine drought response strategies. A new approach is proposed and focuses on the identification of differential capacities to address the vulnerabilities. In addition, this approach seeks to define groups of similar producers of vulnerability since the design of public policies cannot be developed in isolation. For evaluation, we provided consultations with livestock producers and specialists from which we collected our data. Data was analysed using multivariate statistical analyses. Our results indicated that 69% of the system's vulnerability variance can be explained by 4 components: the capacity for cattle management, the socio-economic capacity to handle drought, the capacity to generate alternatives to cattle feeding, and the commercial and financial flexibility of the producers. These findings also yielded response groups that, in turn, identified 7 producer groups with significant differences in the available and necessary capacities to respond to drought. This methodological strategy allowed the operationalization of the vulnerability and responsiveness concepts, and the identification of strategies for these events. Additionally, this strategy creates an understanding of the complexity of the system and the variables that contribute to it.

show abstract

Holistic Risk Index: A Case Study of Cattle Producers in the Protected Area of Farrapos Estuaries—Uruguay

Cited by 7 publications

References 8 publications

Agroecosystem resilience. A conceptual and methodological framework for evaluation

Agroecosystem resilience. A conceptual and methodological framework for evaluation

Agroecosystem resilience. A conceptual and methodological framework for evaluation

External Drivers and Internal Control Factors that Determine the Vulnerability and Response Capacity to Drought of Cattle Producers in the Sierras Del Este Region of Uruguay

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About