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.
Evaluation of Results of the Rural Women Programme, agreement INDAP – PRODEMU 2022-2024
El presente documento corresponde al Informe final del estudio “Evaluación de Resultados
Programa Mujeres Rurales Convenio INDAP – PRODEMU 2022-2024”, cuyo desarrollo se
enmarca en la licitación privada solicitada por la Fundación para la Promoción y Desarrollo de la
Mujer (en adelante PRODEMU). El objetivo del estudio, según se especifica en los términos de
referencia y bases administrativas del mismo, consiste en “evaluar con enfoque de género los
resultados de la ejecución e indicador de propósito del programa Mujeres Rurales,
correspondiente a la cohorte 2022 – 2024”.
Rimisp 2024 Annual Report
This document provides an overview of the work carried out during the year. It is divided into sections: projects, activities, publications, press and digital media management, donors and Rimisp’s network of partners.
Agenda for food system transformation: Perspectives of and actions by Indigenous Peoples and Nations of the Americas.
During the last week of May 2024, in the cloud forests of Yunguilla, Ecuador, an encounter titled “Food systems transformation: perspectives of Peoples and Nations of the Americas” took place. Representatives of 10 Indigenous peoples and nations of the Americas, from Canada to the Peruvian Amazon, met to talk about the transformation of the region’s food systems.
Latin American lessons on agroecology and territorial development to transition towards inclusive and climate-resilient food systems
This study explores ten experiences implemented across eight Latin American countries.
Analysis of interviews with young coca and poppy growers in Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico and Peru.
The document presents the main results and findings in interviews realized to 38 young coca and poppy growers. This research was carried out in four Latin American countries: Colombia, Mexico, Ecuador, and Peru. The objective was to identify the main characteristics of these young people, as well as understand the incentives and contexts that encourage them to stay in this activity or to make a change in the future. Besides, we identified similarities and differences in the conditions of the participants among these countries.
CHILE: Electoral Balance of Rural Communes in the Municipal and Regional Government Elections 2024
This report presents a brief electoral balance of the 2024 elections in rural areas, considering only the results for the offices of mayors and GOREs. Unlike other Rimisp reports, on this occasion, a comparative analysis with previous processes is not carried out due to the fact that the recent elections present different characteristics (mandatory voting and a decrease in the percentage of the majority required to elect GOREs). The territorial focus of the study is on the commune as the unit of analysis, using the categorisation defined by the National Rural Development Policy (PNDR), namely: urban (82), rural (185) and mixed (78).
Territorial Diagnosis of Torotoro’s local food system
This report is part of the output of the applied research project ‘Networks for agro-food transformation’ and carries out a review and analysis of the current situation of Torotoro (Bolivia) with respect to its food system based on its socio-cultural and productive dynamics, using secondary and primary information, revised as of December 2023.
Territorial dynamics in Alta Verapaz. Notes for agro-ecological transitions
This document describes the dynamics of the department of Alta Verapaz, Guatemala, focusing on six municipalities where the Redes para la Transformación Agroalimentaria project is being developed.
Border territories and policies to deal with the illicit drugs problem in the northern commonwealth of Ecuador
This research report focuses on Ecuador, a country in the Andean subregion that, despite having played a very different role from countries such as Colombia or Peru in the drug trafficking chain and in dealing with the drug phenomenon, has become a strategic location for this illegal economy over the course of the 21st century.