Journal
AGROECOLOGY AND SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS
Volume 38, Issue 2, Pages 165-198Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/21683565.2013.837422
Keywords
agroecology; participatory action research; food security; food sovereignty; Yucatan
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This article discusses the potential of coupling participatory action research (PAR) with agroecological principles to address food insecurity in indigenous communities. It argues that combining these two approaches can lead to culturally and environmentally appropriate, context-oriented strategies to empower community members and strengthen community food sovereignty and food security. This article draws on a recent study of Mayan communities in the Yucatan State, Mexico, and demonstrates the strengths of an agroecologically focused PAR approach in addressing local challenges faced by rural communities in their struggle to become food sovereign and secure, but its weakness when it comes to influencing policy overarching structures threatening community food sovereignty.
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