Contribución de huertos agroecológicos comunitarios a la seguridad alimentaria en el sur rural de México
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Objective: To analyze the contribution of agroecological community gardens to food security and sovereignty in rural communities in Chiapas and Yucatán, as a sustainable alternative to the agroindustrial model. Methodology: The research was conducted between 2021 and 2024 across 12 rural communities, involving 268 families. Participatory assessments, surveys using the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES), training workshops, and community support, participant observation, and semi-structured interviews were conducted. Results: The gardens improved the consumption of fresh, nutritious foods, promoted the recovery of native seeds, and fostered local autonomy. They generated social transformations by enabling women's participation and consolidating networks of solidarity and inter-community learning. Limitations: The research is limited to communities that depend on temporary funding, making it difficult to apply the results to other cases. Conclusions: Community gardens are spaces of resistance and living laboratories of agroecology. Although they are small-scale and depend on external support, the value of these experiences lies in collective learning, the recovery of knowledge, and the construction of solidarity networks that transcend production and contribute to processes of social transformation in rural communities, in pursuit of food security and sovereignty.
Institution: Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas
Language: Spanish
Subfield: Urban Studies
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7140899611