Modelo de aprovechamiento del subproducto del cultivo de papa en el ecosistema de páramo en Bogotá Colombia

Abstract

Since the first environmental movements at the end of the sixties, the importance of caring for ecosystems has been discussed, the environmental crisis becomes evident and questions begin about the impacts generated by the non-adoption of measures to maintain the planet's ability to maintain itself and produce enough goods to be consumed by humanity. The effects of ecological damage caused by human activities are reflected, for example, in the increase in greenhouse gases due to the combustion of waste and the poor disposal of biomass. Although, high mountain ecosystems are areas protected by regulations, crops such as potatoes are predominant in these areas due to their climatic adaptation, In particular, this crop generates a large amount of waste or by-products that are being improperly disposed of on the ground, water sources or into the air through burning. With the purpose of estimating the amount of potato crop residues in the páramo ecosystem, the analysis of the dynamics of the crop production system was carried out in the Vensim software. As a result, the research presented a model for the use of the by-product where two uses of the waste are shown within the framework of sustainable development. In the first case, the model for the use of the by-product of the harvest of this tuber for organic fertilization is presented, in the second case, the use is shown through the generation of alternative energy through biogas. In both cases, the contribution to the Sustainable Development of the communities is evident.