RELEVANCE OF CUTTING BANKS FOR LIVESTOCK FARMS IN THE CARIBBEAN REGION

Abstract

Introduction: Climate change, the economy and the impacts of productive activities in the globalized environment, have raised the social interest in issues of sustainability and the environment, which has made it easier for livestock actors to implement actions aimed at ecological sustainability and this way to achieve insert these activities in their daily lives. Objective: Next, and with the purpose of offering an alternative to the reach of farmers, a model for the design of a cutting grass bank in the municipality of Sabanas de San Ángel (Magdalena) will be proposed, which may result in a direct impact in the reduction of the production costs of the peasants and cattlemen of the region. Methodology: A mixed approach with a descriptive / proactive scope was applied, which, based on a Likert-type questionnaire and the documentary review, facilitated the collection of information regarding the perception of farmers against the design of a cutting grass bank as a solution to the problem. lack of food. Results: As a final result, there is a document that considers the characteristics of the livestock farms that today carry out the activity extensively and that due to their productive profiles require incorporating sustainable alternatives to position themselves in the current economic moment. Conclusion: A guide or model that allows future consideration of pasture banks as an alternative option for the solution to issues of livestock feeding in times of climate change.