Efectos sociopolíticos de la construcción de la hidroeléctrica urrá i en la comunidad indígena embera catío (colombia)

The Embera Catio people live in the Nudo de Paramillo (HighSinu River, Western Mountain Chain at Colombian Andes)since ancient times. Despite the circumstances that have surroundedthem, they retain part of their culture and have soughtto keep their forms of government and social relationships thatgovern life in community. However, the construction of theUrra I hydroelectric encountered the Embera Catio with thedeterioration of a significant part of their territory, losing sacredsites and lands for cultivation, as well as the emergence of socialconflicts they were previously unaware of. This situation forcedthe Indigenous group to change its social and organizationalbehavior, and to adapt to new environmental conditions. Thiswork shows a parallel between before and after the constructionof the Urra I hydroelectric and subsequent effects on social andpolitical organization brought by the river damming

Heritage and patrimony of the peasantry framework to address rural development and its application in Colombia

The theoretical framework “heritage and patrimony of the peasantry” and its suggested operationalization potentially offers an improvement over previous approaches to analyse rural development. The first application of the concept was carried out in Colombia, quantifying rural development indicators in six rural territories. The most critical indicators to define rural development in this context were identified as follows: biodiversity, recycling and communal values. Based on these findings, human patrimony has the lowest level of all the heritages of the Colombian peasantry. Public policies to overcome these matters in the post-conflict era, should be the priority of rural development strategies.The theoretical framework “heritage and patrimony of the peasantry” and its suggested operationalization potentially offers an improvement over previous approaches to analyse rural development. The first application of the concept was carried out in Colombia, quantifying rural development indicators in six rural territories. The most critical indicators to define rural development in this context were identified as follows: biodiversity, recycling and communal values. Based on these findings, human patrimony has the lowest level of all the heritages of the Colombian peasantry. Public policies to overcome these matters in the post-conflict era, should be the priority of rural development strategies

Food sovereignty and rural development: beyond food security

Food sovereignty and food security are not the same issue. Both are different but many people around the world confuse the two. This article explores and analyzes the issues surrounding food security and food sovereignty in order to explain the differences between them, identifies the principal statements in food sovereignty and compares some data from different countries in an attempt to highlight the fact that food security policies result in hunger, poverty and environmental damage. Food security and rural development share similar goals, both seek to improve the quality of life of peasants and rural inhabitants; however, economic ideas are unfortunately still prized more than peopl

Distribución de la propiedad rural en Colombia en el siglo XXI

Land concentration in Colombia is a historical problem still unsolved; a situation that is also common in other countries of the continent. Latin America and especially South America show a high Gini coefficient for land than other continents. Paraguay and Chile are the countries with the highest land concentration in South America; while Colombia, in addition to the high concentration, suffers from problems associated with an armed conflict closely linked to the agrarian problem. This concentration shows the failure of the land policy implemented during the 20th century, both that led by the State and that guided by the market. This article shows, based on official data, the evolution of land distribution during the first two decades of the XXI century, evidencing the persistence of a historical concentration and the limited results of the implementation of the Peace Agreement in terms of its distribution. It also proposes the aspects that should be taken into account to carry out an alternative agrarian reform to traditional views, a communitybased land policy

Distribución de la propiedad rural en Colombia en el siglo XXI

Land concentration in Colombia is a historical problem still unsolved; a situation that is also common in other countries of the continent. Latin America and especially South America show a high Gini coefficient for land than other continents. Paraguay and Chile are the countries with the highest land concentration in South America; while Colombia, in addition to the high concentration, suffers from problems associated with an armed conflict closely linked to the agrarian problem. This concentration shows the failure of the land policy implemented during the 20th century, both that led by the State and that guided by the market. This article shows, based on official data, the evolution of land distribution during the first two decades of the XXI century, evidencing the persistence of a historical concentration and the limited results of the implementation of the Peace Agreement in terms of its distribution. It also proposes the aspects that should be taken into account to carry out an alternative agrarian reform to traditional views, a communitybased land policy

Desarrollo rural: más que desarrollo agrícola

El desarrollo rural al igual que el sólo desarrollo, ha estado fuertemente influenciado por la idea que lo liga con el crecimiento económico. Concebido de esta forma, la manera como se ha intentado alcanzar desarrollo rural ha sido por medio de la modernización de los sistemas de producción agropecuaria, del uso indiscriminado de insumos químicos para aumentar los niveles productivos y de transferencia de tecnología. La realidad que se vive en el sector rural ha hecho que se evolucione hacia una revaloración de lo que significa lo rural y, de esta manera, también su desarrollo. Por este camino han tomado más importancia actividades conexas a lo productivo agropecuario y también la diversificación de las formas de generación de ingresos para las familias rurales. Ésta podría ser una de las causas para que también cambie la percepción que existía sobre el desarrollo rural y se brinde más importancia a otros aspectos como la aceptación de la diversidad, la participación de la comunidad en la toma de decisiones, la descentralización de la administración, el rescate de valores culturales, y no sólo asociar al desarrollo rural con desarrollo agrícola.Rural development as the notion of development has been strongly influenced by the idea of economic growth. Conversely, the rural development road has been focus on agricultural modernization of production systems, intensive use of chemical inputs to increase levels and technology transfer. The actual rural reality has conducted to a revaluation of what rural means and therefore its development. In these sense has grown the importance of rural related activities linked to the diversification and generating of extra revenues for rural families. This could be one of the cases behind this change in perceptions on previous rural development, giving more importance to other aspects such as cultural diversity, community participation, decision taking, decentralization processes, cultural values, and in consequence hot associate rural development with agricultural development

Mercados campesinos, ¿estrategia de implementación de la soberanía alimentaria?: Caso Sibaté (Cundinamarca)

Peasant markets have been a market strategy implemented in several regions of Colombia looking for bringing closer the producer to the consumer and to promote the political engagement of the peasantry. The current research analyzes the process of peasant markets through a case study in Sibate (Cundinamarca)-Colombia based on the logic of the food sovereignty principles. To this end, a mixed methodology was used with interviews and surveys of farmers, consumers and public officials participating in the strategy. The results emphasize that just two of the food sovereignty principles, food alternative markets and social peace, have been carried partially through. In this sense, food production for local consumption, the reduction of middleman participation, solidarity and support among actors, were remarked as the most critical aspects put into practice. However, the application of other features of food sovereignty is just emerging. Presumably, this is because of the weak democratic control carried out for the stakeholders, or because the peasant market in Sibate has mainly an economic focus given to the strategy.Mercados Campesinos ha sido una estrategia de comercialización implementada en varias regiones de Colombia, buscando acercar el productor al consumidor y potenciar la participación política del campesinado. Este artículo analiza el proceso de Mercados Campesinos a través de un estudio de caso en el municipio de Sibaté (Cundinamarca, Colombia) desde la lógica de la Soberanía Alimentaria. Para tal fin se utilizó una metodología mixta con entrevistas y encuestas a campesinos, consumidores y funcionarios públicos participantes de la estrategia. Los resultados destacan que sólo dos de los principios de la Soberanía Alimentaria han sido parcialmente implementados, siendo estos el comercio alternativo de alimentos y la paz social, pues se resalta la producción de alimentos para el consumo local y la limitación en la participación de intermediarios, así como las relaciones de solidaridad y apoyo mutuo entre los actores. Sin embargo, el desarrollo de otros elementos de la Soberanía Alimentaria es aún incipiente, probablemente esto se debe al débil control democrático ejercido por sus actores y por el enfoque principalmente económico que se le otorga a la estrategia

Mujeres campesinas y Soberanía Alimentaria: propuestas para un vivir digno, la experiencia de Inzá, Cauca (Colombia)

In recent years, the global peasant movement has worked on an alternative to guarantee decent living conditions in rural areas. As a result, this movement has proposed Food Sovereignty (FS) to support peasant rights and struggles. Some impressions from the perspective of peasant women about the relationship between FS and the peasantry’s rights were collected. Through the case study of the Women’s Committee of the Peasant Association of Inzá Tierradentro, where women play a remarkable leadership role, this works aims to show that this experience reflects the materialization of alternative proposals of collective action of the peasantry for the claim of their rights

Efectos sociopolíticos de la construcción de la hidroeléctrica Urrá I en la comunidad indígena Embera Catío (Colombia)

<span style="font-family: MinionPro-Regular; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: MinionPro-Regular; font-size: x-small;"><p align="left">The Embera Catio people live in the Nudo de Paramillo (High</p><p align="left">Sinu River, Western Mountain Chain at Colombian Andes)</p><p align="left">since ancient times. Despite the circumstances that have surrounded</p><p align="left">them, they retain part of their culture and have sought</p><p align="left">to keep their forms of government and social relationships that</p><p align="left">govern life in community. However, the construction of the</p><p align="left">Urra I hydroelectric encountered the Embera Catio with the</p><p align="left">deterioration of a significant part of their territory, losing sacred</p><p align="left">sites and lands for cultivation, as well as the emergence of social</p><p align="left">conflicts they were previously unaware of. This situation forced</p><p align="left">the Indigenous group to change its social and organizational</p><p align="left">behavior, and to adapt to new environmental conditions. This</p><p align="left">work shows a parallel between before and after the construction</p><p align="left">of the Urra I hydroelectric and subsequent effects on social and</p><p>political organization brought by the river damming.</p><p> </p><p> </p></span></span&gt

Mujeres campesinas y Soberanía Alimentaria: propuestas para un vivir digno, la experiencia de Inzá, Cauca (Colombia)

In recent years, the global peasant movement has worked on an alternative to guarantee decent living conditions in rural areas. As a result, this movement has proposed Food Sovereignty (FS) to support peasant rights and struggles. Some impressions from the perspective of peasant women about the relationship between FS and the peasantry’s rights were collected. Through the case study of the Women’s Committee of the Peasant Association of Inzá Tierradentro, where women play a remarkable leadership role, this works aims to show that this experience reflects the materialization of alternative proposals of collective action of the peasantry for the claim of their rights