Food security, income and agriculture in the new ruralities of Central America
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ArticlePublication details: Montpellier (France) : ESA ; Agropolis, 2015.Subject(s): Online resources:
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Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium for Farming Systems Design p. 79-80Summary: Family agriculture in the sub-humid tropics of Central America faces multiple challenges that jeopardize the sustainability of rural livelihoods. Increased climate risk, high pressure on land, relatively expensive inputs and low agricultural profits, among others, are major threats to food security and income generation of smallholder farming in the region (FAO et al., 2012). Rural households experience and face these challenges to ensure their food and income in different ways depending on their socio-ecological context, objectives and resources. In Central America, many rural societies have moved from a completely agriculture-based to more diverse society where migration and rural-urban exchanges have shaped their current livelihoods and farming systems, the so-called new rurality (Grammont, 2004). The aim of this study was to understand the diversity of farming systems in the region, their main agricultural activities and performance, as well as their main sources and levels of income and food.
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Family agriculture in the sub-humid tropics of Central America faces multiple challenges that jeopardize the sustainability of rural livelihoods. Increased climate risk, high pressure on land, relatively expensive inputs and low agricultural profits, among others, are major threats to food security and income generation of smallholder farming in the region (FAO et al., 2012). Rural households experience and face these challenges to ensure their food and income in different ways depending on their socio-ecological context, objectives and resources. In Central America, many rural societies have moved from a completely agriculture-based to more diverse society where migration and rural-urban exchanges have shaped their current livelihoods and farming systems, the so-called new rurality (Grammont, 2004). The aim of this study was to understand the diversity of farming systems in the region, their main agricultural activities and performance, as well as their main sources and levels of income and food.
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