RURAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN PEACEBUILDING: ANALYSIS OF (DIS) ARTICULATION IN VALLE DEL CAUCA, COLOMBIA

Valle del Cauca constitutes one of the Departments most affected by the armed conflict. Historically the department has had an agro-industrial tradition, and a large part of its territory is characterized by rural areas where this economic activity is carried out. Some research suggests that the enterprises developed in rural areas form a fundamental pillar for the construction of peace, due to their impact on economic and social development, as well as in the processes of construction of social fabric, reparation and return to civilian life. This article aims to analyse the articulation of rural enterprises with peacebuilding stakes in Valle del Cauca. The discussion takes place from the notion of Ecosystem of Entrepreneurship and Rural Entrepreneurship. The results show a disarticulation of rural entrepreneurship with the department's entrepreneurial ecosystems, and with the peacebuilding stakes.