Changes in food access by mestizo communities associated with deforestation and agrobiodiversity loss in Ucayali, Peruvian Amazon
Few longitudinal studies link agricultural biodiversity, land use and food access in rural landscapes. In this paper, we test the hypothesis that, in a context of economic change, cash crop expansion is associated with deforestation, reduced agrobiodiversity and changes in food access. For this purpose, we analysed data collected from the same 53 upland and floodplain mestizo households in Ucayali, Peru, in 2000 and 2015. We found an emerging transition towards less diversified food access coupled with loss of forest cover and reduced agricultural biodiversity. In 2015, diets appeared to rely on fewer food groups, fewer food items, and on products increasingly purchased in the market compared to 2000. Wild fruits and plants were mentioned, but rarely consumed. Agricultural production systems became more specialised with a shift towards commercial crops. Peak deforestation years in the 15-year period appeared linked with incentives for agricultural expansion. Our results suggest an overall trend from diversified productive and “extractive” systems and more diverse food access, towards specialized productive systems, with less diverse food access and stronger market orientation (both in production and consumption). The assumption in the food and agricultural sciences that increased income and market-orientation is linked to improved food security, is challenged by our integrated analyses of food access, agrobiodiversity, land use and forest cover. Our results highlight the importance of longitudinal, multidimensional, systemic analyses, with major implications for land use, food and health policies. The potential risks of parallel homogenisation of diets and agricultural production systems require interdisciplinary research and policies that promote integrated landscape approaches for sustainable and inclusive food systems.
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dig-cirad-fr-5955692024-01-29T02:44:20Z http://agritrop.cirad.fr/595569/ http://agritrop.cirad.fr/595569/ Changes in food access by mestizo communities associated with deforestation and agrobiodiversity loss in Ucayali, Peruvian Amazon. Blundo Canto Genowefa, Cruz-Garcia Gisella S., Talsma Elise F., Francesconi Wendy, Labarta Ricardo, Sanchez-Choy Jose, Perez-Marulanda Lisset, Paz-Garcia Paula, Quintero Marcela. 2020. Food Security, 12 (3) : 637-658.https://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-020-01022-1 <https://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-020-01022-1> Changes in food access by mestizo communities associated with deforestation and agrobiodiversity loss in Ucayali, Peruvian Amazon Blundo Canto, Genowefa Cruz-Garcia, Gisella S. Talsma, Elise F. Francesconi, Wendy Labarta, Ricardo Sanchez-Choy, Jose Perez-Marulanda, Lisset Paz-Garcia, Paula Quintero, Marcela eng 2020 Food Security E10 - Économie et politique agricoles S01 - Nutrition humaine - Considérations générales P01 - Conservation de la nature et ressources foncières sécurité alimentaire accès à la nourriture déboisement agrobiodiversité dégradation de l'environnement régime alimentaire retrait des terres changement dans l'usage des terres http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_10967 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7d40c88b http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_15590 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_37977 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_34821 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2261 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_28716 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_fac4b794 Pérou http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_5725 Few longitudinal studies link agricultural biodiversity, land use and food access in rural landscapes. In this paper, we test the hypothesis that, in a context of economic change, cash crop expansion is associated with deforestation, reduced agrobiodiversity and changes in food access. For this purpose, we analysed data collected from the same 53 upland and floodplain mestizo households in Ucayali, Peru, in 2000 and 2015. We found an emerging transition towards less diversified food access coupled with loss of forest cover and reduced agricultural biodiversity. In 2015, diets appeared to rely on fewer food groups, fewer food items, and on products increasingly purchased in the market compared to 2000. Wild fruits and plants were mentioned, but rarely consumed. Agricultural production systems became more specialised with a shift towards commercial crops. Peak deforestation years in the 15-year period appeared linked with incentives for agricultural expansion. Our results suggest an overall trend from diversified productive and “extractive” systems and more diverse food access, towards specialized productive systems, with less diverse food access and stronger market orientation (both in production and consumption). The assumption in the food and agricultural sciences that increased income and market-orientation is linked to improved food security, is challenged by our integrated analyses of food access, agrobiodiversity, land use and forest cover. Our results highlight the importance of longitudinal, multidimensional, systemic analyses, with major implications for land use, food and health policies. The potential risks of parallel homogenisation of diets and agricultural production systems require interdisciplinary research and policies that promote integrated landscape approaches for sustainable and inclusive food systems. article info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal Article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://agritrop.cirad.fr/595569/7/595569.pdf text cc_by info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ https://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-020-01022-1 10.1007/s12571-020-01022-1 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1007/s12571-020-01022-1 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/purl/https://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-020-01022-1 |
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Few longitudinal studies link agricultural biodiversity, land use and food access in rural landscapes. In this paper, we test the hypothesis that, in a context of economic change, cash crop expansion is associated with deforestation, reduced agrobiodiversity and changes in food access. For this purpose, we analysed data collected from the same 53 upland and floodplain mestizo households in Ucayali, Peru, in 2000 and 2015. We found an emerging transition towards less diversified food access coupled with loss of forest cover and reduced agricultural biodiversity. In 2015, diets appeared to rely on fewer food groups, fewer food items, and on products increasingly purchased in the market compared to 2000. Wild fruits and plants were mentioned, but rarely consumed. Agricultural production systems became more specialised with a shift towards commercial crops. Peak deforestation years in the 15-year period appeared linked with incentives for agricultural expansion. Our results suggest an overall trend from diversified productive and “extractive” systems and more diverse food access, towards specialized productive systems, with less diverse food access and stronger market orientation (both in production and consumption). The assumption in the food and agricultural sciences that increased income and market-orientation is linked to improved food security, is challenged by our integrated analyses of food access, agrobiodiversity, land use and forest cover. Our results highlight the importance of longitudinal, multidimensional, systemic analyses, with major implications for land use, food and health policies. The potential risks of parallel homogenisation of diets and agricultural production systems require interdisciplinary research and policies that promote integrated landscape approaches for sustainable and inclusive food systems. |
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Blundo Canto, Genowefa Cruz-Garcia, Gisella S. Talsma, Elise F. Francesconi, Wendy Labarta, Ricardo Sanchez-Choy, Jose Perez-Marulanda, Lisset Paz-Garcia, Paula Quintero, Marcela |
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Blundo Canto, Genowefa Cruz-Garcia, Gisella S. Talsma, Elise F. Francesconi, Wendy Labarta, Ricardo Sanchez-Choy, Jose Perez-Marulanda, Lisset Paz-Garcia, Paula Quintero, Marcela |
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Changes in food access by mestizo communities associated with deforestation and agrobiodiversity loss in Ucayali, Peruvian Amazon |
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Changes in food access by mestizo communities associated with deforestation and agrobiodiversity loss in Ucayali, Peruvian Amazon |
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Changes in food access by mestizo communities associated with deforestation and agrobiodiversity loss in Ucayali, Peruvian Amazon |
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