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Between Autonomy and Dependency: The Territorialisation of Agroecology in the Colombian Peasant Reserve Zones

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: ABSTRACT Peasant movements employ a spectrum of politico‐economic strategies for territorialising agroecology, ranging from autonomy to (inter)dependency. To substantiate this argument, I draw on qualitative fieldwork and historical analysis to examine the Colombian Peasant Reserve Zone movement's strategies for territorialising agroecology at both the national and local levels. By analysing these cases, I demonstrate how both self‐organisation and negotiated dependent social relations with the state, the market and development institutions are central to territorialising agroecology in peasant territories.

Source: Journal of Agrarian Change

DOI: 10.1111/joac.70116

Author: Daniel Ortiz Gallego

Institutions: Queen's University, Universidad de los Llanos

Language: English

Topic: Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development

Subfield: General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDGs: Life on land, Zero hunger

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,820