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Dynamic Study of Soil Improvement for Sugarcane Cultivation in Colombia

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Sugarcane cultivation is one of the main crops in Valle del Cauca, Colombia. However, intensive agricultural production leads to soil depletion (which in the long run can seriously affect production) and, therefore, the economic development of the region and the country. System dynamics is a discipline that allows long-term study of the behavior of complex systems from the feedback relationships between variables, by studying both the structure and behavior of systems. It is particularly recommended for complex systems with nonlinear relationships, and in cases which exhibit a time delay between the actions taken and the expected consequences of those actions. In this study, it was proposed to evaluate through the system dynamics methodology, and the possible long-term impacts that this crop could generate in the Valle del Cauca’s soils. The simulation’s model was applied using Vensim DSS software and it explored soil recovery scenarios using compost, which is produced from sugarcane residues composting (cachaça and bagasse). It was evident that the utilization of this by-product can represent an important contribution in the soil’s loss and degradation reduction, plus economic and environmental benefits. Although the proposed model has been applied to the specific case of sugarcane, it can be replicated in other types of crop, thus becoming a valuable tool for the decision-making process involved in crop planning.

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  1. Faculty of Engineering, Logistic and Production Research Group, Dayhanna Stephania Vargas Mesa, Universidad del Valle, Calle 13 #100-00, Cali, Colombia

    Dayhanna Stephanía Vargas-Mesa

  2. Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, Luz Karime Torres Lozada, Fundación Universitaria Unisangil, Calle 7 No. 20-63, Yopal, Colombia

    Luz Karime Torres-Lozada

  3. Faculty of Engineering, Logistic and Production Research Group, Juan Carlos Osorio Gomez, Universidad del Valle, Calle 13 #100-00, Cali, Colombia

    Juan Carlos Osorio-Gómez

  4. Faculty of Engineering, Study and Control of Environmental Pollution –ECCA Research Group, Patricia Torres Lozada, Universidad del Valle, Calle 13 #100-00, Cali, Colombia

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Vargas-Mesa, D.S., Torres-Lozada, L.K., Osorio-Gómez, J.C., Torres-Lozada, P. (2021). Dynamic Study of Soil Improvement for Sugarcane Cultivation in Colombia. In: García Alcaraz, J.L., Sánchez-Ramírez, C., Gil López, A.J. (eds) Techniques, Tools and Methodologies Applied to Quality Assurance in Manufacturing . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-69314-5_16

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