An Overview Of Our Solution
En el municipio de Toca-departamento de Boyacá-Colombia, se implemento en 75 familias el cultivo de Mora de Castilla como alternativa a los cultivos tradicionales (papa y cebolla de bulbo) contaminantes de suelos, agua y aire, se da como solución cultivar esta fruta aplicando las buenas prácticas agrícolas (BPA), reduciendo el uso de plaguicidas y adicionando insectos polinizadores (Abejas). Pero carecen de sistemas de riego por goteo, riegan con aspersores gastando miles de litros de agua en un riego. La idea es solucionar en familias de mayor área de cultivo el uso eficiente del agua con la instalación de un sistema de riego por goteo. Se reducirá en un 70% de litros de agua utilizada en el riego tradicional. La zona carece de este preciado recurso.
Who is this solution impacting?
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General Information
Population impacted
ex. 2.400 people
Challenge
Size of agricultural area
ex. 75 ha
Production quantity
ex. 75000 kilos
People employed
ex. 150 people
Solution
Describe your solution
How have you promoted changes in human activities (or changed your own agricultural practice) to ensure sustainable harvests/food security while also conserving, strengthening and/or restoring biodiversity on your agricultural lands and/or the surrounding environment? (1500 characters max.)
Implementation
Describe your implementation
In your response, please include the following: (2000 characters max)
- Specific activities and/or specifically what your solution does to address the identified problems above in the Context Analysis section
- How you ensured your solution was adopted and promoted change in human activities
- Enabling conditions
- Key success factors
- Any obstacles and how you overcame them
External connections
List some of the key partners or stakeholders engaged in your solution development and implementation. Explain how your efforts connect with other sectors, such as fisheries and forestry, and other practices, such as policy and finance. (1500 characters max.)
Results
What is the environmental or ecological challenge you are targeting with your solution?
Primero que todo la reducción del uso de plaguicidas en la zona, ya que con los cultivos tradicionales, papa y cebolla de bulbo, son los grandes contaminantes de suelos, agua y aire. En nuestro cultivo de Mora de castilla, se aplican la BPA (Buenas Práctica Agrícolas), se realizarán cercas vivas, hay 75 familias beneficiadas, tienen un comercio preestablecido; El problema es que carecen de riego por goteo, el cual es una limitante ya que el agua que poseen no alcanza con el riego tradicional. Al implementar el fertirriego se ahorrará hasta un 70% del agua que ellos usan normalmente. Nuestra idea es reducir el uso de plaguicidas, uso eficiente del agua, establecer cercas vivas e implementar insectos polinizadores (abejas).
Describe the context in which you are operating
Please include facts/figures where possible. (Where relevant, include information about social/community factors, water, food security, nutrition, and/or economic and sustainable development.) (1500 characters max.)
How did you impact natural resource use and greenhouse gas emissions?
How did you improve biodiversity and/or positively impact the local environment? Please be specific and include methodology where relevant (1000 characters max.)
Social/Community
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Water
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Food Security/Nutrition
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Economic/Sustainable Development
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Climate
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Sustainability
Describe the economic sustainability of your solution. Does it rely on grant funding, government subsidies or market-based revenue? (750 characters max.)
Return on investment
How much did it cost to implement these activities? How do your results above compare to this investment? (750 characters max.)
Replication and Scale
How could we successfully replicate this solution elsewhere?
Has it been done before and at what scale? Please include funding required, key stakeholders/partners, additional needs (training, materials, etc.) (1000 characters max.)