Successful 1st Agroecological Productive and Healthy Food Fair in Torotoro, Bolivia
The event, held as part of the Networks for Agrifood Transformation project, took place in the Rancho Pampa community.
Opportunity and mobility: what Latin American families teach us about inequality
Facebook Instagram X-twitter Youtube Linkedin Text written by the researchers Chiara Cazzuffi, Thibaut Plassot and Isidro Soloaga authors of papers developed within the framework of Rimisp’s project “Transforming Territories”.. In Latin America, most parents want their children to go on to higher education. However, many do not believe that this will actually happen. This gap […]
Rimisp concludes cycle of workshops with indigenous youth from Mexico, Guatemala and Bolivia
About 15 young people participated in the third and last cycle of virtual workshops that took place between May 7 and June 11, 2025.
Guatemala: Building bridges between ancestral knowledge and public policies
Rimisp researchers, together with Sank’s local partners and Mayan Q’eqchi’ communities in the department of Alta Verapaz (Guatemala), carried out a series of advocacy activities within the framework of the Networks for Agrifood Transformation project.
Between the desire to act and the reality of achieving the objective: indigenous rural youth and agroecology
New Rimisp paper explores the tensions limiting the adoption of agroecology by rural indigenous youth in Mexico, Guatemala and Bolivia.
Between the desire to act and the reality of achieving the objective. Tensions of indigenous rural youth regarding agroecology
This study explores the tensions faced by rural indigenous youth in Latin America with respect to agroecology in three territories: Sierra Norte de Puebla (Mexico), Alta Verapaz (Guatemala) and Torotoro (Bolivia). The objective was to understand how these young people perceive agroecology and the barriers they face in implementing it. A qualitative methodology was employed, including participatory visual techniques (photovoice) and semi-structured interviews with 22 youth who participated in a leadership training program. Key findings revealed four critical problem areas: (1) the conflict between the desire for healthy, chemical-free agriculture and the predominant use of agrochemicals; (2) the gap between learning agroecological techniques and the lack of land or decision-making power to apply them; (3) valuing traditional food systems while increasingly consuming processed foods; and (4) skepticism about the scalability of agroecology amidst generational disenchantment with rural life. The study highlights the need for policies that address access to land, inclusion of youth, and innovative approaches to make agroecology viable for younger generations.
Brazil: Rodrigo Yáñez speaks on agroecological transitions at the international seminar on family farming
The director of Rimisp in Chile participated in the panel “Agroecological Food Transition” at the International Seminar: “Family Farming: Challenges and Perspectives 10 years after the International Year of Family Farming”, held from March 25 to 27 in Porto Alegre.
Chile: Rimisp participates in a week of field work for the formulation of the Extreme Zones Development Plan in Rapa Nui
Rimisp researchers together with SUBDERE and the Regional Government of Valparaiso traveled to initiate the formulation of the PDZE, prioritize problems to be addressed and build the Plan’s area of intervention on the island located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
Formulation of the Extreme Zones Development Plan for Rapa Nui
The objective of this project is to provide technical, logistical and methodological support to the Regional Government of Valparaiso in the elaboration of the Extreme Zones Development Plan (PDZE) for Rapa Nui (Chile) and its respective Investment Portfolio. The project is financed by the Undersecretary of Regional Development (SUBDERE).
Rimisp participates in congress on Water Insecurity in Latin America and the Caribbean
Rodrigo Yáñez, Director of Rimisp’s Chile Office, was present in Cuernavaca, Mexico, during the 20th Congress of Public Health Research (CONGISP).