No land for food : prevalence of food insecurity in ethnic communities enclosed by sugarcane monocrop in Colombia

ConclusionsThe sugarcane monocrop has contributed to environmental crises, spatial confinement and sociocultural disruption in ethnic territories; by renting, selling or leasing their land to the industrial production of sugarcane, traditional practices of food production and self-consumption have been profoundly transformed. Ethnic cultures are endangered, while food security and sovereignty of indigenous and black communities have been negatively affected.
Source: International Journal of Public Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research