Evaluación De la relación entre sostenibilidad y soberanía alimentaria - en el municipio de Turmequé Boyacá, Colombia

Abstract

In the municipality of Turmequé, Boyacá the population has decreased significantly due to different causes. The municipality is mainly of agricultural vocation, however the deficiencies in the agricultural policies have affected the living conditions of the inhabitants of the rural sector. From this context has emerged the need to formulate the following research question: What is the relationship between sustainability and food sovereignty in the municipality of Turmequé, Boyacá? and to solve this question has been developed the present research study titled: "Evaluation of the relationship between sustainability and food sovereignty - in the municipality of Turmequé Boyacá, Colombia." The objective of this study is to evaluate the relationship between sustainability and food sovereignty in the municipality of Turmequé Boyacá. In order to achieve this objective, primary information was collected through a survey applied to 48 farms in the municipality, a methodology of mixed research (qualitative and quantitative) was used which allowed to evaluate the overall index of sustainability and food sovereignty of the municipality.