La lucha por la alimentación en medio de la inequidad social y la violencia: inseguridad alimentaria en el piedemonte amazónico en Caquetá.

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Title: La lucha por la alimentación en medio de la inequidad social y la violencia: inseguridad alimentaria en el piedemonte amazónico en Caquetá.
Alternate Title: The struggle for food amid social inequity and violence: Food insecurity in the Amazon piedmont in Caquetá.
Authors: Estrada, Santiago1 santiago.estrada@correounivalle.edu.co, Pasaje, Michael1, Botache, Juan Pablo1, Méndez, Fabián1
Source: Biomédica: Revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud. dic2025, Vol. 45 Issue 4, p542-557. 16p.
Subjects: FOOD security, SOCIOECONOMIC factors, VIOLENCE, WEALTH inequality, WAR, ETHNIC groups
Abstract (English): Introduction. The Amazon foothills are a territory of contrasts between natural abundance and various socio-environmental problems. Ethnic and peasant communities –and particularly women– have been the primary victims of these conflicts, which have exacerbated inequality gaps that prevent these communities from achieving adequate levels of well-being, including food security. Objectives. To determine the prevalence of food insecurity and identify the socioeconomic factors associated with its occurrence in two municipalities of the Andean-Amazon piedmont: San José del Fragua y Curillo. Materials and methods. We conducted a cross-sectional study to estimate the prevalence of food insecurity in communities of two municipalities in the southwest of Caquetá, using the Escala Latinoamericana y Caribeña de Seguridad Alimentaria. One hundred eighty-nine surveys were applied to households in the municipalities of Curillo and San José del Fragua. Results. Only 23.3% of the households declared food security, while 30.2% experienced moderate and severe food insecurity. Statistically significant associations were found between food insecurity and affiliation to the healthcare system, level of education, and self-recognition as a victim of the armed conflict. Conclusions. In these peasant populations, the high prevalence of food insecurity was associated with vulnerable socioeconomic conditions. The studied municipalities showed prevalence rates higher than the national average, reflecting marginalization and inequality related to the armed conflict, limited access to markets, and displacement of the agricultural vocation. These factors align with the country’s sustained increase in food insecurity, even after the signing of the Peace Agreement. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Abstract (Spanish): Introducción. El piedemonte amazónico es un territorio de contrastes entre la abundancia natural y las diversas problemáticas socioambientales. Las comunidades étnicas y campesinas –y, en particular, las mujeres– han sido las principales víctimas de estos conflictos, lo que ha exacerbado las brechas de desigualdad que le impiden a estas comunidades alcanzar niveles adecuados de bienestar, incluyendo la seguridad alimentaria. Objetivos. Determinar la prevalencia de la inseguridad alimentaria e identificar los factores socioeconómicos asociados en dos municipios del suroeste del departamento del Caquetá. Materiales y métodos. Se desarrolló un estudio transversal para estimar la prevalencia de la inseguridad alimentaria en Curillo y San José del Fragua, según la Escala Latinoamericana y Caribeña de Seguridad Alimentaria. Se aplicaron 189 encuestas en hogares de dichos municipios. Resultados. Solo el 23,3 % de los hogares declararon tener seguridad alimentaria, mientras que el 30,2 % tuvo inseguridad alimentaria moderada y grave. Se encontraron asociaciones estadísticamente significativas entre la inseguridad alimentaria y la afiliación al régimen de salud, el nivel de escolaridad y el autorreconocimiento como víctima del conflicto armado. Conclusiones. En estas poblaciones campesinas, la alta prevalencia de inseguridad alimentaria se encontró asociada a condiciones socioeconómicas de vulnerabilidad. Los municipios estudiados presentaban una prevalencia de inseguridad alimentaria muy superior al promedio nacional, lo que refleja la marginalidad y la desigualdad relacionadas con el conflicto armado, las limitaciones de acceso a los mercados y el desplazamiento de la vocación agrícola. Estos factores coinciden con el aumento sostenido de la inseguridad alimentaria en el país, incluso después de la firma del Acuerdo de Paz. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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  Data: Introduction. The Amazon foothills are a territory of contrasts between natural abundance and various socio-environmental problems. Ethnic and peasant communities –and particularly women– have been the primary victims of these conflicts, which have exacerbated inequality gaps that prevent these communities from achieving adequate levels of well-being, including food security. Objectives. To determine the prevalence of food insecurity and identify the socioeconomic factors associated with its occurrence in two municipalities of the Andean-Amazon piedmont: San José del Fragua y Curillo. Materials and methods. We conducted a cross-sectional study to estimate the prevalence of food insecurity in communities of two municipalities in the southwest of Caquetá, using the Escala Latinoamericana y Caribeña de Seguridad Alimentaria. One hundred eighty-nine surveys were applied to households in the municipalities of Curillo and San José del Fragua. Results. Only 23.3% of the households declared food security, while 30.2% experienced moderate and severe food insecurity. Statistically significant associations were found between food insecurity and affiliation to the healthcare system, level of education, and self-recognition as a victim of the armed conflict. Conclusions. In these peasant populations, the high prevalence of food insecurity was associated with vulnerable socioeconomic conditions. The studied municipalities showed prevalence rates higher than the national average, reflecting marginalization and inequality related to the armed conflict, limited access to markets, and displacement of the agricultural vocation. These factors align with the country’s sustained increase in food insecurity, even after the signing of the Peace Agreement. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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  Data: Introducción. El piedemonte amazónico es un territorio de contrastes entre la abundancia natural y las diversas problemáticas socioambientales. Las comunidades étnicas y campesinas –y, en particular, las mujeres– han sido las principales víctimas de estos conflictos, lo que ha exacerbado las brechas de desigualdad que le impiden a estas comunidades alcanzar niveles adecuados de bienestar, incluyendo la seguridad alimentaria. Objetivos. Determinar la prevalencia de la inseguridad alimentaria e identificar los factores socioeconómicos asociados en dos municipios del suroeste del departamento del Caquetá. Materiales y métodos. Se desarrolló un estudio transversal para estimar la prevalencia de la inseguridad alimentaria en Curillo y San José del Fragua, según la Escala Latinoamericana y Caribeña de Seguridad Alimentaria. Se aplicaron 189 encuestas en hogares de dichos municipios. Resultados. Solo el 23,3 % de los hogares declararon tener seguridad alimentaria, mientras que el 30,2 % tuvo inseguridad alimentaria moderada y grave. Se encontraron asociaciones estadísticamente significativas entre la inseguridad alimentaria y la afiliación al régimen de salud, el nivel de escolaridad y el autorreconocimiento como víctima del conflicto armado. Conclusiones. En estas poblaciones campesinas, la alta prevalencia de inseguridad alimentaria se encontró asociada a condiciones socioeconómicas de vulnerabilidad. Los municipios estudiados presentaban una prevalencia de inseguridad alimentaria muy superior al promedio nacional, lo que refleja la marginalidad y la desigualdad relacionadas con el conflicto armado, las limitaciones de acceso a los mercados y el desplazamiento de la vocación agrícola. Estos factores coinciden con el aumento sostenido de la inseguridad alimentaria en el país, incluso después de la firma del Acuerdo de Paz. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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