Un nuevo rol - la revalorización de los cultivos andinos nativos en los medios de subsistencia de los agricultores bolivianos
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Resumen: Este artículo resume el trabajo de investigación "La Revalorización - Riquezas Ancestrales de Cultivos Nativos por los Agricultores Bolivianos", producida en colaboración con la Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, y el proyecto LATINCROP. El proyecto LATINCROP busca conservar una selección de cultivos andinos nativos subutilizados. Los pequeños agricultores locales que colaboran con LATINCROP desempeñan un papel importante como custodios de los cultivos apuntados por el proyecto. Al crear una demanda para estos cultivos, LATINCROP se esfuerza por proporcionar a los agricultores incentivos para continuar produciendo los cultivos y asegurar su conservación. El objetivo del estudio fue evaluar el impacto en los medios de subsistencia de los agricultores desde su participación en el proyecto LATINCROP. Los datos empíricos fueron recolectados durante un estudio de campo en Bolivia, financiado por el programa Danida Travel Grant. Los datos se analizaron a través de la combinación del enfoque de los medios de subsistencia sostenibles y la teoría de la cadena de valor, para permitir que las narrativas de los agricultores tomen el centro del escenario, así como poder tener en cuenta la orientación comercial del proyecto LATINCROP. Dado que el estudio de campo se realizó a mediados del período de operación de LATINCROP, el objetivo del estudio era proporcionar ideas y sugerencias sobre cómo asegurar el compromiso continuo de los agricultores custodios en el proyecto. El análisis mostró que LATINCROP había logrado establecer relaciones sociales y compartir conocimientos con los agricultores. Sin embargo, a largo plazo, mejorar el acceso de los agricultores al mercado será crucial para proporcionar incentivos continuos a la producción.
Abstract: This article briefly sums up the research "Ancient Riches- A new role for native Andean crops in the livelihoods of traditional Bolivian farmers", produced in collaboration with Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, Bolivian member organization of the LATINCROP project. The LATINCROP project seeks to conserve a selection of native Andean crops regarded as underutilized. The local traditional smallholder farmers collaborating with LATINCROP play an important role as custodians of the crops targeted by the project. By creating a demand for these crops, LATINCROP strive to provide the farmers with incentives to continué producing the crops, and thereby ensuring their conservation. Within this context, the purpose of the thesis was to evalúate the impact on the livelihoods of the farmers from their participation in the LATINCROP project. The empirical data was collected during a field study in Bolivia, funded by the Danida Travel Grant programme. The data was analysed using a framework combining the Sustainable Livelihoods Approach and valué chain theory, in order to allow the narratives of the farmers to take centre stage, as well as taking the commercial orientation of the LATINCROP project into account. As the field study was conducted midway through LATINCROP's four-year period of operation, the goal of the research was to provide LATÍ NCROP with insights and suggestions on how to ensure the continued engagement of the custodian farmers in the project. The analysis showed that LATINCROP had succeeded in establishing social relations and knowledge sharing with the farmers. However, in the long-term, improving the farmers' access to market will be crucial to providing them with continued production incentives.
Abstract: This article briefly sums up the research "Ancient Riches- A new role for native Andean crops in the livelihoods of traditional Bolivian farmers", produced in collaboration with Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, Bolivian member organization of the LATINCROP project. The LATINCROP project seeks to conserve a selection of native Andean crops regarded as underutilized. The local traditional smallholder farmers collaborating with LATINCROP play an important role as custodians of the crops targeted by the project. By creating a demand for these crops, LATINCROP strive to provide the farmers with incentives to continué producing the crops, and thereby ensuring their conservation. Within this context, the purpose of the thesis was to evalúate the impact on the livelihoods of the farmers from their participation in the LATINCROP project. The empirical data was collected during a field study in Bolivia, funded by the Danida Travel Grant programme. The data was analysed using a framework combining the Sustainable Livelihoods Approach and valué chain theory, in order to allow the narratives of the farmers to take centre stage, as well as taking the commercial orientation of the LATINCROP project into account. As the field study was conducted midway through LATINCROP's four-year period of operation, the goal of the research was to provide LATÍ NCROP with insights and suggestions on how to ensure the continued engagement of the custodian farmers in the project. The analysis showed that LATINCROP had succeeded in establishing social relations and knowledge sharing with the farmers. However, in the long-term, improving the farmers' access to market will be crucial to providing them with continued production incentives.
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Vol. 3, No. 2
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Agrobiodiversidad, pequeños agricultores, cadenas de valor inclusivas, sistemas alimentarios locales, cultivos nativos, gastronomía andina, medios de vida sostenibles, Agrobiodiversity, small farmers, inclusive valué chains, local food systems, native crops, Andean gastronomy, sustainable livelihoods