Resilience patterns in the Andes
Authors:
Karina Bidaseca. Pablo Vommaro. [Coordinators]
Norma Alemán. Fernando Altamirano. Narciso Barrera Bassols. David Blades. Elmer Castro Coronado. Jenniffer Jackeline Cedeño Canga. Otilia Vanessa Cordero Ahiman. Franz Donaire. Leydi Escalante Taípe. Christian Franco Crespo. Inés Gazzano Santos. Yenny Gozme Moreyra. Israel Guitián. Edmundo Gutiérrez. Ronald Herrera Sánchez. Pilar Lizárraga A. Yessica López. Lucio Ortiz Peñaranda. Myriam Paredes. Walter Alberto Pengue. Natividad Pérez Quecaño. Ruth Narcisa Pérez Salinas. Winston Quevedo Quispe. Telésforo Quintana Herrera. María Telenchana Pandashina. Jackie Melissa Tello Vargas. Johanna Tene Angamarca. Kelly del Cisne Ulcuango Ulcuango. Víctor Manuel Vacacela Quizhpe. Carlos Vacaflores Rivero. Marcelina Vacaflores. María Rosa Yumbla. [Chapter Authors]
Karina Batthyány. Pablo Vommaro. Karina Bidaseca. [Presentation]
In *Networks of Resilience in the Andes: The Challenges of Agroecology*, the diverse ways in which Andean communities confront, revitalize, and reinvent their agri-food systems amidst a profound global crisis are explored. Through testimonies and case studies in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru, the book reveals how agroecological practices, grounded in ancestral knowledge and local scientific understanding, strengthen resilience against the impacts of climate change, biodiversity loss, and the advance of the industrial model. From landscape cultivation to the valorization of traditional knowledge, these networks articulate ways of life that seek to reconnect the spiritual relationship with the land and promote territories of life and food sovereignty. This volume celebrates the creativity, solidarity, and practices of resistance that, from the local level, illuminate paths toward a more just and sustainable future in the Andes.
Research Calls Collection.
ISBN 978-631-308-042-7
CLACSO. McKnight Foundation.
Buenos Aires.
May 2025
