CLIMATE CHANGE, FOOD PRACTICES, AND SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL TRANSITIONS IN PEASANT RURAL TERRITORIES: EVIDENCE FROM AGUAZUL, CASANARE (COLOMBIA)

Nicol Manuela García Gonzalez; Cátia Grisa

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DOI

10.29327/9786527226680.1449099

Título do Trabalho

CLIMATE CHANGE, FOOD PRACTICES, AND SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL TRANSITIONS IN PEASANT RURAL TERRITORIES: EVIDENCE FROM AGUAZUL, CASANARE (COLOMBIA)

Autores

Nicol Manuela García Gonzalez
Cátia Grisa

Modalidade

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

Área temática

IRSA 14 - Global Crises and Socio-ecological Transitions in Rural Territories

Data de Publicação

06/08/2026

País da Publicação

Brasil

Idioma da Publicação

pt-BR

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https://www.even3.com.br/anais/sober-irsa2026/1449099-climate-change-food-practices-and-socio-ecological-transitions-in-peasant-rural-territories--evidence-from-agu

ISBN

978-65-272-2668-0

Palavras-Chave

climate change, rural territories, food practices, agricultural adaptation, Colombia.

Resumo

This paper analyzes how residents of Guáimaro and Guineo (Aguazul, Casanare, Colombia) perceive and respond to climate change through shifts in agricultural production and food practices. From a sociological–anthropological perspective, climate change is treated as a social-ecological crisis that reshapes rural livelihoods and amplifies inequalities. The study draws on fieldwork (2024– 2025) and a qualitative design that combines semi-structured and group interviews, participant observation, and thematic coding in NVivo. Thirty-one interview transcripts were analyzed to identify shared narratives, sector-specific impacts and locally grounded adaptation strategies. Findings show a generalized recognition of climatic transformations—irregular rainfall, longer and hotter dry seasons, and more frequent extreme events—usually described through lived experience rather than technical terminology. These changes disrupt planting calendars and reduce the availability of foods from home plots (e.g., cassava, plantain and fruit trees), while increasing pests, diseases and water stress. In livestock systems, producers report pasture scarcity, heat stress and higher parasite loads; responses include rotational grazing, shade, supplemental feeding and improved water points. Food practices reveal a “forced” dietary transition: reduced self-consumption and growing dependence on purchased foods from the urban market, with an increased presence of processed products and concerns about price, quality and health. Despite these pressures, households sustain resilience through diversified production, home gardens, exchange networks and artisanal processing (e.g., dairy products). Overall, the case illustrates an ongoing socio-ecological transition in which local knowledge and experimentation coexist with structural constraints such as limited assistance, infrastructure and reliable local forecasts. Policies that integrate local knowledge with technical support and address unequal capacities to adapt are crucial for just and effective climate action in rural territories.

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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GONZALEZ, Nicol Manuela García; GRISA, Cátia. CLIMATE CHANGE, FOOD PRACTICES, AND SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL TRANSITIONS IN PEASANT RURAL TERRITORIES: EVIDENCE FROM AGUAZUL, CASANARE (COLOMBIA).. 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-irsa2026/1449099-CLIMATE-CHANGE-FOOD-PRACTICES-AND-SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL-TRANSITIONS-IN-PEASANT-RURAL-TERRITORIES--EVIDENCE-FROM-AGU. Acesso em: 25/09/2026