Agro-Memory in Post-Conflict Scenarios : Land Use and Coffee in Aguadas, Pensilvania and Samaná (Caldas, Colombia)
Universidad de Caldas
Universidad de Caldas
Universidad de Caldas
Purpose: It starts by establishing the implications of the transition of traditional crops (coffee) as a strategy for inhabitants to stay in their territories defending what we have called agro-memory, which implies real work in terms of land use and ecosystem. Methodology: The descriptive methodology used seeks to specify the characteristics of local stakeholders relying on the interview as an interrelation instrument to know the interpretation and variation of land use in what local people recognize as the before, during and after armed conflict. Results: Based on the foregoing, it is inferred that, although local people establish various strategies in order not to be displaced from their territories, obvious territorial transformations, mainly changes in land use, have serious implications for ecosystems and, therefore, for the economic means to decide to stay in the long term. Conclusions: Territorial transformations caused by armed conflict and environmental factors directly impact both socio-cultural referents and traditional production systems of local actors.
