Food initiatives by FARC ex-combatants

• Verfasst von: Hernández Crespo, Felipe [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: Food initiatives by FARC ex-combatants
• Titelzusatz: promoting peacebuilding and strengthening urban-rural linkages in Colombia
• Verf.angabe: Felipe Hernández Crespo
• Verlagsort: Berlin
• Verlag: Junior Research Group Food for Justice
• E-Jahr: 2024
• Jahr: 2024-12-20
• Umfang: 1 Online-Ressource (31 Seiten)
• Illustrationen: Illustrationen
• Gesamttitel/Reihe: Food for justice working paper series ; paper #13
• Fussnoten: Gesehen am 13.01.2025
• DOI: doi:10.60504/ffjwp.2024.13.108684
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: eng
• Sach-SW: Food Systems
• Sach-SW: FARC Ex-Combatants
• Sach-SW: Mapping
• Sach-SW: Territorial Peacebuilding
• Sach-SW: Urban-Rural Linkages
• Sach-SW: Food Initiatives
• Sach-SW: Food Systems
• Form-SW: Graue Literatur
• K10plus-PPN: 1914415957
• K10plus-PPN:
  Universitätsbibliothek
• Lokale URL UB: Zum Volltext

Abstract

This working paper explores how food initiatives led by FARC ex-combatants contribute to peacebuilding and strengthen urban-rural linkages in Colombia. The study investigates the motivations behind ex-combatants' involvement in food initiatives, examines the connection between economic reincorporation and peacebuilding, and analyses how food acts as a bridge, materialising peace between urban and rural communities. Using a multi-method approach, this paper provides an overview of FARC's political trajectory, highlighting its shift from armed insurgency to peacebuilding actor. It further maps the landscape of ex-combatant food initiatives, analysing their scale, organisational structures, roles within the food system, and the intersectional categories that shape them. Findings indicate that ex-combatants often view food-related projects as integral to economic reincorporation, motivated by a blend of campesino heritage, former guerrilla identity, and established regional production knowledge and practices. This combination emphasises the importance of urban-rural linkages in shaping collective reincorporation processes. These food initiatives, grounded in principles of territorial peace, align with broader peacebuilding efforts, aiming to strengthen urban-rural connectivity. Ultimately, this research underscores the critical role of food systems in building lasting peace and highlights the voices and agency of ex-combatants in shaping their futures.