“COPING STRATEGIES IN THE FACE OF FOOD INSECURITY: MIXED STUDY USING RCSI AND  PARTICIPATORY METHODOLOGIES IN SHAWI INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES IN THE PERUVIAN AMAZON”

Gelner Archenti Curitima; Haydee Cárdenas-Quintana; Juan Pablo Aparco Balboa

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DOI

10.29327/9786527226680.1441168

Título do Trabalho

“COPING STRATEGIES IN THE FACE OF FOOD INSECURITY: MIXED STUDY USING RCSI AND PARTICIPATORY METHODOLOGIES IN SHAWI INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES IN THE PERUVIAN AMAZON”

Autores

Gelner Archenti Curitima
Haydee Cárdenas-Quintana
Juan Pablo Aparco Balboa

Modalidade

IRSA - Congresso Mundial de Sociologia Rural (01/10/2025 a 20/01/2026)

Área temática

IRSA 27 - Food Biodiversity and Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs): inclusion in public policies and the valorization of sustainable food systems

Data de Publicação

06/08/2026

País da Publicação

Brasil

Idioma da Publicação

pt-BR

Página do Trabalho

https://www.even3.com.br/anais/sober-irsa2026/1441168-coping-strategies-in-the-face-of-food-insecurity--mixed-study-using-rcsi-and--participatory-methodologies-in-sh

ISBN

978-65-272-2668-0

Palavras-Chave

food insecurity, indigenous peoples, rcsi, mixed study, life stories

Resumo

Objective. To understand food insecurity by integrating rCSI measurement with participatory methodologies for a sociocultural exploration of food coping in Shawi indigenous communities in the Peruvian Amazon. Methods. We used mixed methods, applying the Reduced Coping Strategies Index (rCSI) to households, participatory workshops with women, and life stories focused on food from key informants in the communities. The rCSI consists of five questions related to the frequency of use of survival strategies in the face of hunger in the last week. Technically, a higher rCSI value indicates a more severe food shortage. The study involved three Shawi Amazonian indigenous communities in Loreto, Peru. The rCSI was applied to 100 households. Two participatory workshops were organized (6–8 participants each) and 12 life stories were collected. Results. The most commonly used strategy was eating cheaper or less preferred foods (99%); reducing meal portions (95%). More severe strategies included reducing the number of meals per day (90%) and reducing adult food consumption in order to feed children (86%). The total score for coping strategies was 11.06 (SD: 5.8). According to this score, 45% of households showed frequent use of severe coping strategies that could indicate possible severe food insecurity. Participatory workshops and life stories revealed that population growth in communities, deforestation, excessive hunting of wildlife, indiscriminate use of toxic plant extracts in fishing, and occasional outbreaks of avian diseases (Newcastle disease) are important causes linked to food insecurity. Conclusion. Almost half of the households in these indigenous communities still live with food insecurity and face the scourge of hunger. The causes identified here could guide community interventions to mitigate the negative health consequences.

Título do Evento: 16th World Congress of Rural Sociology and 64th Congress of the Brazilian Society of Rural Economics, Management and Sociology
Cidade do Evento: Porto Alegre
Título dos Anais do Evento: Anais do 64º Congresso da SOBER e XVI Congresso Mundial de Sociologia Rural (IRSA)
Nome da Editora: Even3
Meio de Divulgação: Meio Digital
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CURITIMA, Gelner Archenti; CÁRDENAS-QUINTANA, Haydee; BALBOA, Juan Pablo Aparco. “COPING STRATEGIES IN THE FACE OF FOOD INSECURITY: MIXED STUDY USING RCSI AND PARTICIPATORY METHODOLOGIES IN SHAWI INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES IN THE PERUVIAN AMAZON”.. In: Anais do 64º Congresso da SOBER e XVI Congresso Mundial de Sociologia Rural (IRSA). Anais...Porto Alegre(RS) UFRGS, 2026. Disponível em: https//www.even3.com.br/anais/sober-irsa2026/1441168-COPING-STRATEGIES-IN-THE-FACE-OF-FOOD-INSECURITY--MIXED-STUDY-USING-RCSI-AND--PARTICIPATORY-METHODOLOGIES-IN-SH. Acesso em: 22/09/2026