Formación de agricultores y diálogo entre las culturas: estudio de caso de la ecología y tecnología del olivo.

Rivilla, Antonio Medina; Domínguez, María C. Medina; Domínguez, Concepción J. Medina

Objective: to develop a model for the professionalization of farmers with a focus on the cultivation, care, and ecology of olives and olive oil, from the perspective of interaction between the cultures of Bailén (Mediterranean) and Villa de Leyva (tropical). Originality/Contribution: The unique innovation and formative research that harmonizes the professionalization of farmers in a new sustainable ecology and economy, supported by drone technology. Method: A mixed approach was employed, as the research process is based on complementarity, special attention has been devoted to case studies and autobiographical narratives of farmer innovators. Information Collection Strategies: Instruments were designed, focusing on the case study of farmers in Bailén and Comarca, supplemented by dialogues and cultural exchanges at agricultural farms, and an analysis of the vision of olive growing in Villa de Leyva and Comarca. Conclusion: A theoretical-practical model of farmer professionalization has been developed based on an understanding of olive culture, the application of drone technology, the establishment of cooperative organizations, and a commitment to a new ecology and ethics for the development and appreciation of olive history and landscapes, resulting in a new salutogenesis.

OLIVE growing; AGRICULTURE; CULTURAL relations; OLIVE oil; CLINICAL health psychology

Journal History of Latin American Education / Revista Historia de la Educación Latinoamericana, 2024, Vol 26, Issue 43, p237

0122-7238

Academic Journal

10.19053/uptc.01227238.18013