Food Producers in The Peri-Urban Area of Mexico City. A Study on the Linkages between Social Capital and Food Sustainability

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作者
Bertran-Vila, Miriam [1 ]
Pasquier Merino, Ayari G. [2 ]
Villatoro Hernandez, Jessica Geraldine [3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Autonoma Metropolitana Xochimilco, Dept Atenc Salud, Mexico City 04960, DF, Mexico
[2] Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Ctr Invest Interdisciplinarias Ciencias & Humanid, Mexico City 04360, DF, Mexico
[3] El Colegio Veracruz, Xalapa 91000, Veracruz, Mexico
关键词
small producers; peri-urban agriculture; food sustainability; food in cities; social capital; Mexico City; AGRICULTURE; FARMERS; URBAN; DYNAMICS; SYSTEMS; CHAINS;
D O I
10.3390/su142315960
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Small producers in peri-urban areas have been identified as key actors in building more sustainable urban food systems, but they often have limited capacities to develop and consolidate their initiatives. This article describes the conditions of peri-urban farmers in Mexico City who work with agroecological schemes, analyzing the role of social and cultural capital in their ability to consolidate their economic-productive projects and establish links with consumers in the city. The research was developed from an anthropological perspective based on field visits and interviews conducted in 60 production units located in the peri-urban area of Mexico City. The article discusses the literature on peri-urban agriculture and the contextual particularities of the case study and then describes a typology constructed based on the analysis of the documented cases, considering the objectives of the initiatives and the different types of social and cultural capital on which their activities and marketing strategies are based are considered. The discussion argues that the social and cultural capital of the production units are key elements in determining the viability of the agroecological transition, reaffirming the importance of social articulation and other sociocultural aspects for the promotion of sustainable food projects.
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