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ARIAS-SANCHEZ, Laura; AGUILAR-MARIN, Vanessa; GUACANEME-BARRERA, Carmen Milena  y  CERON-MUNOZ, Mario Fernando. Human ecology through the theory of planned behavior and nierarchy of needs in cacao producers. Acta Agron. [online]. 2022, vol.71, n.1, pp.14-21.  Epub 24-Abr-2023. ISSN 0120-2812.  https://doi.org/10.15446/acag.v71n1.99701.

In production systems there is a close relationship between producers and nature. This situation has been studied within human ecology, so the objective of this paper was to describe the perception of cocoa producers in the municipalities of Caucasia and Necoclí (Antioquia, Colombia), about the link between human beings and nature. 74 diagnostic visits to producers were made and the information was analyzed using structural equations models, considering the latent variables: attitude, subjective norm, perception of control, intention, behavior, and satisfaction of lower and higher needs. The results indicated that the producers consider the care of nature important, that there is an influence of the natural environment to carry out this practice, and that to a lesser extent they are influenced by the family and the community. They also considered having the skills and knowledge but not the tools to do so, they stated that they intended to develop actions, but to a lesser extent they expressed that these actions were effectively implemented. They also found that most needs are easily met by living in natural environments. Two structural equations models were obtained: a) for the planned behavior, where it was found that the attitude influences the intention and this one in the behavior, and b) for the needs, where the satisfaction of lower needs facilitates the satisfaction of higher needs. In conclusion, caring for nature is important for participating producers and the natural environment facilitates the satisfaction of needs.

Palabras clave : conduct; ethnobiology; basic needs; peasants; perception.

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