气候变化领域集成服务门户(CCPortal): Integrating social dynamics in the participatory modeling of small-scale cattle farmers' perceptions and responses to climate variability in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

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DOI	10.3389/fsufs.2023.1321252
	Integrating social dynamics in the participatory modeling of small-scale cattle farmers' perceptions and responses to climate variability in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
	Perez-Lombardini, Fernanda; Siqueiros-Garcia, Jesus M.; Solorio-Sanchez, Francisco Javier; Galindo, Francisco
发表日期	2024
EISSN	2571-581X
起始页码	7
卷号	7
英文摘要	Climate variability poses multifaceted challenges for livestock production. Rising temperatures and shifting rainfall patterns impact crop and pasture yields, reduce water availability, and contribute to livestock diseases, particularly affecting small-scale cattle producers dependent on climate-sensitive resources. Sustainable livestock farming promotes integrating best practices to enhance productivity while responsibly managing natural resources, but often overlooks relevant social dynamics. Social factors are excluded when promoting and studying the adoption of practices for sustainable cattle farming. This study aims to understand the factors and interactions between the social, animal and ecological systems within the small-scale cattle socioecosystems in the southern region of the Yucatan Peninsula, exploring cattle farmers' perspectives on climate change, as well as their strategies and responses to extreme events like drought. Using fuzzy cognitive maps and scenario development as participatory and reflection methodologies, we found a conceptual gap between climate change and drought, indicating a lack of sustainable adaptive thinking toward these challenges. Interestingly, we found that local social organization, cultural dynamics, and spiritual practices are equally significant factors than technical and environment-oriented changes to the management of ranches in shaping an optimal cattle farming scenario. Our findings reveal that the management of cattle farms involves complex interplay among technical, environmental, social, political, and cultural elements, highlighting the inherent need to consider social values and preferences as fundamental components of sustainability. This study establishes the initial groundwork for employing participatory modeling with social actors engaged in the small-scale cattle context in Yucatan. The goal is to emphasize the importance of the social dimension in the general management of the small-scale cattle socioecosystem, thus in promoting sustainable cattle farming.
英文关键词	social dynamics; small-scale cattle famers; drought; climate variability; fuzzy cognitive maps; Yucatan Peninsula
语种	英语
WOS研究方向	Food Science & Technology
WOS类目	Food Science & Technology
WOS记录号	WOS:001144552400001
来源期刊	FRONTIERS IN SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/290166
作者单位	Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico; Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico; Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz; Universidad Autonoma de Yucatan; Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Perez-Lombardini, Fernanda,Siqueiros-Garcia, Jesus M.,Solorio-Sanchez, Francisco Javier,et al. Integrating social dynamics in the participatory modeling of small-scale cattle farmers' perceptions and responses to climate variability in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico[J],2024,7.
APA	Perez-Lombardini, Fernanda,Siqueiros-Garcia, Jesus M.,Solorio-Sanchez, Francisco Javier,&Galindo, Francisco.(2024).Integrating social dynamics in the participatory modeling of small-scale cattle farmers' perceptions and responses to climate variability in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico.FRONTIERS IN SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS,7.
MLA	Perez-Lombardini, Fernanda,et al."Integrating social dynamics in the participatory modeling of small-scale cattle farmers' perceptions and responses to climate variability in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico".FRONTIERS IN SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS 7(2024).