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.
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.
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.
Illicit Coca Cultivation and Public Policies in Peru: A Socio-territorial Conflict Approach
This report characterizes the socio-territorial conflicts linked to the expansion of illicit coca crops and state control policies in Peru. Its objective is to systematize the available information on the situation of these crops and their recent territorial disaggregation.
Public Policy and Socio-territorial Conflicts: Analysis of the Comprehensive National Programme for the Substitution of Illicit Crops in Colombia (PNIS)
This research report presents the case study on Colombia carried out in the framework of the research “Territorial dynamics and socio-territorial conflicts (CST) associated with the production (cultivation) and/or circulation (transit) of illicit drugs in the Andean sub-region of Latin America”.
Public Policy and Socio-territorial Conflicts: Coca Substitution and Control in the Andean Sub-region. Context and trends
This is one of the four working documents that make up the collection of publications prepared by the research team with the purpose of presenting and disseminating some reflections based on the findings obtained in the project: Strengthening the thematic area of socio-territorial conflicts.