How Close Are We to Self-Provisioning? A Look at the Livelihood Strategies of Rural Households in the Southern Andean Region of Colombia
Analyze the impact of livelihood strategies on self-sufficiency conditions in 162 rural households in the department of Huila, Colombia. Discuss: A. food source; B. composition of home gardens; C. push and pull factors towards self-provisioning. It turns out that rural households are 79% dependent o...
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RepoCATIE116792022-03-29T19:13:42Z How Close Are We to Self-Provisioning? A Look at the Livelihood Strategies of Rural Households in the Southern Andean Region of Colombia Hernández, Héctor Eduardo Gutiérrez-García, Gustavo Adolfo Gutiérrez-Montes, Isabel Adriana Suárez Salazar, Juan Carlos Andrade, Hernan J Bernal, Angie Paola Casanoves, Fernando Butler Flora, Cornelia AGRICULTURA SEGURIDAD ALIMENTARIA FOOD SECURITY PRODUCCION VEGETAL CROP PRODUCTION AGRICULTURA FAMILIAR FAMILY FARMING HUERTOS FAMILIARES DOMESTIC GARDENS RESILENCIA RESILIENCE COLOMBIA PEASANT AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION Sede Central Analyze the impact of livelihood strategies on self-sufficiency conditions in 162 rural households in the department of Huila, Colombia. Discuss: A. food source; B. composition of home gardens; C. push and pull factors towards self-provisioning. It turns out that rural households are 79% dependent on grocery stores for their food. Only 51% of households have a family garden, with a limited diversity of plant species. Self-sufficiency capacity varies according to livelihood strategies and household capital endowment. Those households with a greater diversity of agricultural activities have a greater capacity for self-sufficiency. Conditions that are often the main objective of rural development programs, such as improving the economic income of families, are contradictory to the ability to produce the food itself. For example, the greater the area to cultivate or raise livestock and the better the economic income, the greater the external dependence on food. 2022-03-08T15:54:26Z 2022-03-08T15:54:26Z 2022-02-22 Artículo https://repositorio.catie.ac.cr/handle/11554/11679 openAccess en Sustainability (2022) 17 páginas application/pdf MDPI |
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AGRICULTURA SEGURIDAD ALIMENTARIA FOOD SECURITY PRODUCCION VEGETAL CROP PRODUCTION AGRICULTURA FAMILIAR FAMILY FARMING HUERTOS FAMILIARES DOMESTIC GARDENS RESILENCIA RESILIENCE COLOMBIA PEASANT AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION Sede Central |
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AGRICULTURA SEGURIDAD ALIMENTARIA FOOD SECURITY PRODUCCION VEGETAL CROP PRODUCTION AGRICULTURA FAMILIAR FAMILY FARMING HUERTOS FAMILIARES DOMESTIC GARDENS RESILENCIA RESILIENCE COLOMBIA PEASANT AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION Sede Central Hernández, Héctor Eduardo Gutiérrez-García, Gustavo Adolfo Gutiérrez-Montes, Isabel Adriana Suárez Salazar, Juan Carlos Andrade, Hernan J Bernal, Angie Paola Casanoves, Fernando Butler Flora, Cornelia How Close Are We to Self-Provisioning? A Look at the Livelihood Strategies of Rural Households in the Southern Andean Region of Colombia |
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Analyze the impact of livelihood strategies on self-sufficiency conditions in 162 rural households in the department of Huila, Colombia. Discuss: A. food source; B. composition of home gardens; C. push and pull factors towards self-provisioning. It turns out that rural households are 79% dependent on grocery stores for their food. Only 51% of households have a family garden, with a limited diversity of plant species. Self-sufficiency capacity varies according to livelihood strategies and household capital endowment. Those households with a greater diversity of agricultural activities have a greater capacity for self-sufficiency. Conditions that are often the main objective of rural development programs, such as improving the economic income of families, are contradictory to the ability to produce the food itself. For example, the greater the area to cultivate or raise livestock and the better the economic income, the greater the external dependence on food. |
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Hernández, Héctor Eduardo Gutiérrez-García, Gustavo Adolfo Gutiérrez-Montes, Isabel Adriana Suárez Salazar, Juan Carlos Andrade, Hernan J Bernal, Angie Paola Casanoves, Fernando Butler Flora, Cornelia |
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Hernández, Héctor Eduardo Gutiérrez-García, Gustavo Adolfo Gutiérrez-Montes, Isabel Adriana Suárez Salazar, Juan Carlos Andrade, Hernan J Bernal, Angie Paola Casanoves, Fernando Butler Flora, Cornelia |
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Hernández, Héctor Eduardo |
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How Close Are We to Self-Provisioning? A Look at the Livelihood Strategies of Rural Households in the Southern Andean Region of Colombia |
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How Close Are We to Self-Provisioning? A Look at the Livelihood Strategies of Rural Households in the Southern Andean Region of Colombia |
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How Close Are We to Self-Provisioning? A Look at the Livelihood Strategies of Rural Households in the Southern Andean Region of Colombia |
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How Close Are We to Self-Provisioning? A Look at the Livelihood Strategies of Rural Households in the Southern Andean Region of Colombia |
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How Close Are We to Self-Provisioning? A Look at the Livelihood Strategies of Rural Households in the Southern Andean Region of Colombia |
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how close are we to self-provisioning? a look at the livelihood strategies of rural households in the southern andean region of colombia |
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2022 |
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