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2016-05-01

Rural development thinking, moving from the green revolution to food sovereignty

Consideraciones de desarrollo rural: de la revolución verde a la soberanía alimentaria

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https://doi.org/10.15446/agron.colomb.v34n2.56639

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agricultural policy, food policy, household income, welfare (en)
Política agraria, política alimentaria, ingresos de los hogares, bienestar (es)

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  • Fabio Pachon A. Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Sede Bogotá - Faculty of Agricultural Sciences - Department of Rural Development
  • Wolfgang Bokelmann Humboldt Universität zu Berlin
  • César Ramírez M. Universidad Autónoma Chapingo

Since the middle of the last century, several perspectives have addressed rural development from different viewpoints, and productive aspects have prevailed. Four general approaches encompass these perspectives: the Technocratic, Sociological, Socio-Technocratic, and Political approaches. This paper aims to put forward Food Sovereignty and its focus on the rights of rural inhabitants as a perspective of the political approach to rural development. Despite the fact that food sovereignty integrates important topics such as the recognition of the importance of rural inhabitants by society, it is necessary to make a clear proposal for how to incorporate consumers in its postulates.

Desde mediados del siglo pasado varias perspectivas desde diferentes puntos de vista han tratado de abordar el desarrollo rural, y los aspectos productivos han prevalecido. Cuatro enfoques generales agrupan estas perspectivas: Tecnocrático, Sociológico, Sociotecnocrático y Político. Este artículo de reflexión busca destacar la Soberanía Alimentaria, centrada en los derechos de los habitantes rurales, como la perspectiva del Enfoque Político del desarrollo rural. A pesar de que la Soberanía Alimentaria integra aspectos importantes como el reconocimiento por parte de la sociedad de la importancia del campesinado, una propuesta más clara sobre cómo integrar a los consumidores en sus postulados es necesaria.

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Rural development thinking, moving from the green revolution to food sovereignty. (2016). Agronomía Colombiana, 34(2), 267-276. https://doi.org/10.15446/agron.colomb.v34n2.56639

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