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No land for food: prevalence of food insecurity in ethnic communities enclosed by sugarcane monocrop in Colombia

Authors: Leidy Johanna Hurtado-Bermúdez, Irene Vélez-Torres, Fabián Méndez

Published in: International Journal of Public Health | Issue 7/2020

Abstract

Objectives

To evaluate how the food systems in areas close to sugarcane monocrops influence the prevalence of food insecurity (FI) among three ethnic communities in the upper Cauca River basin of Colombia.

Methods

We developed a mixed methodology study at three rural zones located in the departments of Cauca and Valle del Cauca, Colombia, using a household survey to establish the level of FI, and semi-structured interviews with key community actors.

Results

These three ethnic communities have a high prevalence of FI (> 70%) that was found to be associated with economic income, social security, gender, the presence of minors in the home, refrigerator in operation and ownership of the land. Loss of food sovereignty was associated with the sale and rental of land.

Conclusions

The sugarcane monocrop has contributed to environmental crises, spatial confinement and sociocultural disruption in ethnic territories; by renting, selling or leasing their land to the industrial production of sugarcane, traditional practices of food production and self-consumption have been profoundly transformed. Ethnic cultures are endangered, while food security and sovereignty of indigenous and black communities have been negatively affected.

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Title: No land for food: prevalence of food insecurity in ethnic communities enclosed by sugarcane monocrop in Colombia
Authors: Leidy Johanna Hurtado-Bermúdez
Irene Vélez-Torres
Fabián Méndez
Publication date: 01-09-2020
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Published in: International Journal of Public Health / Issue 7/2020
Print ISSN: 1661-8556
Electronic ISSN: 1661-8564
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-020-01421-3

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