“There is no peace without food security, and there is no food security without peace”. These were the words of former president of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, during a seminar at the Noble Prize Peace center in 2021.
His words summarize what has become even more critical the last year: that conflict is the major obstacle to food security and that peace is a precondition for economic and social development in general. The new Colombian government has flagged food security as a major step for economic growth. How has conflict affected food security in Colombia after the 2016 peace agreement?
The aim of our seminar is to present new research on the interconnection between conflict and food security in Colombia from collaboration between OsloMet and academic institutions in Colombia (the SEGURA-project [link]).
Researchers from both countries analyze the conflict and food security nexus from various perspectives: the effects of cease-fires on food security, how drug cultivation affects food security, and meal patterns among vulnerable households in conflict areas.
This is an academic event suitable for researchers and other professionals, and students in higher education.
Two-day event
This will be the first day of a two-day event. Day 2 of the seminar at the 10th of May will be an open event for anyone who are interested in the topics of food security, conflict, and/or development in Latin-America. You can find more information about day 2 here.
Program
- 09:00 Welcome by Eivind Jacobsen, Director Consumption Research Norway (SIFO)
- 09:10 Introduction by Arne Dulsrud, Coordinator SEGURA-project, SIFO/OsloMet
- 09:20 The impact of the FARC ceasefire on household food security: A subnational analysis by Fenella Carpena (OsloMet) and Nury Bejarano (Econometría, Bogotá)
- 09:40 Multi-dimensional insecurity and food insecurity in the post-conflict of Colombia by Jorge Restrepo, Director Conflict Analysis Resource Center (CERAC)
- 10:00 Comments by Ida Rudolfsen, Senior researcher, Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)
- 10:10 Questions and discussion
- 10:20 Coffee break
- 10:40 Food security in Cauca in light of the nutrition transition by Maria Uldahl (SIFO/OsloMet) and Cecilie Mosfjeld (OsloMet)
- 11:00 What are the main determinants of food insecurity in Cauca? Evidence of vulnerable families in four municipalities by Gilma Olaya Vega (Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá) and María Gloria Cano (Econometría, Bogotá)
- 11:20 Comments by John McNeish, professor Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU)
- 11:30 Questions and discussion
- 11.45 Lunch
- 12:15 Tough dilemmas: Exploring the interrelationships between food security and marijuana crops in Jambaló, Cauca by Guisela Camacho (PhD student, Centre for Development and the Environment (SUM), University of Oslo)
- 12:35 Food security versus food sovereignty and autonomy. Complementary or contradictory concepts? By Arne Dulsrud and Sabina Kuraj (SIFO/OsloMet)
- 13:00 TBA
- 13:10 Questions and discussion
- 13:30 End of Day 1
