Indigenous communities of northern Cauca (Colombia), community enterprises and nutritious foods

Abstract

The indigenous communities of northern Cauca (Colombia) have been discussing for a long time how to address the problem of malnutrition of their members in an autonomous manner. This leads us to ask ourselves: What is the way that the Nasa indigenous communities have proposed to provide nutritious food to their collectivity? To answer this question, the research presented here has used participatory, community and transformative action research, with techniques that include conversations, workshops, interviews, matrices and field work. This made it possible to identify the importance of community enterprises in the generation of nutritious food, highlighting that this process is an important pillar in strengthening economic autonomy.