From fish and bushmeat to chicken nuggets: the nutrition transition in a continuum from rural to urban settings in the Colombian Amazon region
The current contribution of wild animal proteins has been poorly quantified, particularly in the rapidly growing urban centers of tropical forests. Lack of such evidence impairs food security strategies to include the diversity of food supply inherent to traditional food systems. In this study we fo...
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Universidade Estadual da Paraiba/Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (Ethnobiology and Conservation)
2015
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| author | Vliet, N. van Quiceno Mesa, M.P. Cruz Antia, D. Tellez, L. Martins, C. Haiden, E. Ribeiro Oliveira, M. Adams, C. Morsello, C. Valencia, L. Bonnila, T. Yagüe, B. Nasi, Robert |
| author_browse | Adams, C. Bonnila, T. Cruz Antia, D. Haiden, E. Martins, C. Morsello, C. Nasi, Robert Quiceno Mesa, M.P. Ribeiro Oliveira, M. Tellez, L. Valencia, L. Vliet, N. van Yagüe, B. |
| author_facet | Vliet, N. van Quiceno Mesa, M.P. Cruz Antia, D. Tellez, L. Martins, C. Haiden, E. Ribeiro Oliveira, M. Adams, C. Morsello, C. Valencia, L. Bonnila, T. Yagüe, B. Nasi, Robert |
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| description | The current contribution of wild animal proteins has been poorly quantified, particularly in the rapidly growing urban centers of tropical forests. Lack of such evidence impairs food security strategies to include the diversity of food supply inherent to traditional food systems. In this study we focus on wild sources of animal protein: wild fish and bushmeat, which have traditionally been important in people's diets in the Amazon. We compare the consumption of wild and non-wild (domestic, processed) sources of animal proteins in a rural to urban gradient in the Colombian Amazon. In rural areas, most people are indigenous from the Ticuna ethnical group, while in urban areas, the population is a result of a mixture of different indigenous groups, mestizos and colonos. Our results show that, despite its geographical position, the region is increasingly dependent on domestic and industrialized sources of animal protein. The frequency of wild fish and bushmeat consumption decreases from rural to urban areas to the advantage of domestic and processed meat /fish. Patterns of animal protein consumption for indigenous children indicate that indigenous families adopt non-indigenous consumption patterns when they move to town. Bushmeat consumption in urban areas is more frequent in wealthier families and could be considered as a luxury product. In urban areas, chicken is the protein of the poor and beef replaces chicken for the families that can afford it. In rural set tings, chicken replaces wild sources of animal protein as people increase their income and move away from forest /agriculture dependent livelihoods. Despite, the low importance of bushmeat and wild fish in urban areas measured in terms of consumption frequencies, we show that these foods continue to play an important role in terms of dietary diversity, which is fundamental to eradicate energy and micronutrient deficiencies. The increased consumption of industrial chicken in rural communities poses important food security issues because it provides less nutritional balance than wild foods and access to this protein is dependent on the availability of cash in rural communities. While the harvest of wild proteins poses a sustainability problem, industrial foods also carry a heavy ecological footprint. In conclusion our results call for a better attention to the changes observed in diets in the Amazon, given their potential food security and ecological consequences. |
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| spelling | CGSpace948672025-06-17T08:23:29Z From fish and bushmeat to chicken nuggets: the nutrition transition in a continuum from rural to urban settings in the Colombian Amazon region Vliet, N. van Quiceno Mesa, M.P. Cruz Antia, D. Tellez, L. Martins, C. Haiden, E. Ribeiro Oliveira, M. Adams, C. Morsello, C. Valencia, L. Bonnila, T. Yagüe, B. Nasi, Robert meat animals wild animals tropical forests rural communities food security food preferences The current contribution of wild animal proteins has been poorly quantified, particularly in the rapidly growing urban centers of tropical forests. Lack of such evidence impairs food security strategies to include the diversity of food supply inherent to traditional food systems. In this study we focus on wild sources of animal protein: wild fish and bushmeat, which have traditionally been important in people's diets in the Amazon. We compare the consumption of wild and non-wild (domestic, processed) sources of animal proteins in a rural to urban gradient in the Colombian Amazon. In rural areas, most people are indigenous from the Ticuna ethnical group, while in urban areas, the population is a result of a mixture of different indigenous groups, mestizos and colonos. Our results show that, despite its geographical position, the region is increasingly dependent on domestic and industrialized sources of animal protein. The frequency of wild fish and bushmeat consumption decreases from rural to urban areas to the advantage of domestic and processed meat /fish. Patterns of animal protein consumption for indigenous children indicate that indigenous families adopt non-indigenous consumption patterns when they move to town. Bushmeat consumption in urban areas is more frequent in wealthier families and could be considered as a luxury product. In urban areas, chicken is the protein of the poor and beef replaces chicken for the families that can afford it. In rural set tings, chicken replaces wild sources of animal protein as people increase their income and move away from forest /agriculture dependent livelihoods. Despite, the low importance of bushmeat and wild fish in urban areas measured in terms of consumption frequencies, we show that these foods continue to play an important role in terms of dietary diversity, which is fundamental to eradicate energy and micronutrient deficiencies. The increased consumption of industrial chicken in rural communities poses important food security issues because it provides less nutritional balance than wild foods and access to this protein is dependent on the availability of cash in rural communities. While the harvest of wild proteins poses a sustainability problem, industrial foods also carry a heavy ecological footprint. In conclusion our results call for a better attention to the changes observed in diets in the Amazon, given their potential food security and ecological consequences. 2015 2018-07-03T11:01:58Z 2018-07-03T11:01:58Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/94867 en Open Access Universidade Estadual da Paraiba/Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (Ethnobiology and Conservation) Van Vliet, N., Quiceno-Mesa, M.P., Cruz-Antia, D., Tellez, L., Martins, C., Haiden, E., Ribeiro Oliveira, M., Adams, C., Morsello, C., Valencia, L., Bonnila, T., Yagüe, B., Nasi, R.. 2015. From fish and bushmeat to chicken nuggets : the nutrition transition in a continuum from rural to urban settings in the Colombian Amazon region. Etnobiology and Conservation, 4 (6) : 12p. https://doi.org/10.15451/ec2015-7-4.6-1-12 |
| spellingShingle | meat animals wild animals tropical forests rural communities food security food preferences Vliet, N. van Quiceno Mesa, M.P. Cruz Antia, D. Tellez, L. Martins, C. Haiden, E. Ribeiro Oliveira, M. Adams, C. Morsello, C. Valencia, L. Bonnila, T. Yagüe, B. Nasi, Robert From fish and bushmeat to chicken nuggets: the nutrition transition in a continuum from rural to urban settings in the Colombian Amazon region |
| title | From fish and bushmeat to chicken nuggets: the nutrition transition in a continuum from rural to urban settings in the Colombian Amazon region |
| title_full | From fish and bushmeat to chicken nuggets: the nutrition transition in a continuum from rural to urban settings in the Colombian Amazon region |
| title_fullStr | From fish and bushmeat to chicken nuggets: the nutrition transition in a continuum from rural to urban settings in the Colombian Amazon region |
| title_full_unstemmed | From fish and bushmeat to chicken nuggets: the nutrition transition in a continuum from rural to urban settings in the Colombian Amazon region |
| title_short | From fish and bushmeat to chicken nuggets: the nutrition transition in a continuum from rural to urban settings in the Colombian Amazon region |
| title_sort | from fish and bushmeat to chicken nuggets the nutrition transition in a continuum from rural to urban settings in the colombian amazon region |
| topic | meat animals wild animals tropical forests rural communities food security food preferences |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/94867 |
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