Albeiro Alberto Aguilar, O and Saúl Tomás Salas, S (2021) Good practices of labor welfare and environmental protection in potato crops in Colombia: A way to contribute to the sustainable development of colombian agriculture. Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, 10(1), pp. 51-66. ISSN 2046-6099
Abstract
The purpose of this article is to investigate the labor and environmental risks that exist in potato crops in an agricultural area of Colombia and to propose good labor and environmental welfare practices. The study was conducted through the combination of quantitative and qualitative research approaches, applying pragmatic techniques and tools such as direct observation by field journal, questionnaire survey, checklist of working conditions and a specific methodology for the risk assessment. It is identified that the production practices carried out by the cultivators studied are rudimentary, that the agrochemicals used affect the health and safety of the farmers and their families, constituting high-risk products for people and the environment. On the other hand, it is established that the training and qualification of workers is low, they do not use protection elements, or they are not adequate, representing a considerable degree of vulnerability. With the findings of this research it is expected to improve the working conditions of potato growers and sustainability of agricultural processes in the area, whose results will also be very useful for the analysis of the issue throughout the agricultural sector in general, at a national or international level. Contributing in the same way to the fulfillment of the goals of the sustainable development goals.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | occupational health; sustainable development; agriculture; occupational hazards; environment; agrochemicals; working conditions; environmental risk; risk assessment; environmental protection; sustainable agriculture; Colombia |
| Index terms: | questionnaire, crop, sustainable development, good practice, sustainable agriculture, qualification, working conditions, journal, occupational hazard, occupational health, Colombia, qualitative research, direct observation, methodology, sustainable development goal, environmental risk, health and safety, risk assessment, survey, environmental protection, vulnerability |
| Subjects: | sustainable design, environmental engineering, Geography, research dissemination and communication, occupational health and safety management, employment law, land management, health safety and environment, health risk and incident analysis, research methods, financial risk, performance measurement, educational resources, environmental hazards, research design and methodology, data collection methods |
| Topics: | Geographical Context, Health and Safety, Legal Issues, Sustainability, Research Practice, Education, Quality Management, Cost Management |
| Descriptive scope: | 5 PCTEA |
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