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Examining Indigenous perspectives on the health implications of large‐scale agriculture in Jalisco, Mexico
The Canadian Geographer ( IF 1.4 ) Pub Date : 2020-08-12 , DOI: 10.1111/cag.12642
Angela Day ₁ , Claudia Rocío Magaña‐González ₂ , Kathi Wilson ₁

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In Mexico, as in many other parts of the world, industrial agriculture is dramatically changing rural landscapes and altering relationships with the land. This paper draws on community‐based research from a collaborative international research project that examined the perceived health implications of the agricultural industry for Indigenous peoples in the state of Jalisco, Mexico. Thirty interviews were conducted in a Nahuas community experiencing expanding agribusiness industries. The results of this study show that the implications of export‐oriented agricultural industry for this Nahuas community are complex and, at times, contradictory: employment in the agricultural industry provides community members with much‐needed sources of income, but it is precarious work. At the same time, community members are concerned about the long‐term health and environmental implications, such as increased exposure to chemicals, depletion of the soil and water, and loss of traditional food and lifeways. These results suggest that to better understand the costs and benefits of large‐scale agriculture for Indigenous health, a broad lens of health that is situated in the context of colonial legacies and the particularities of relationships with the land is required.

中文翻译：

在墨西哥哈利斯科州研究土著居民对大规模农业对健康的影响的观点

在墨西哥，就像在世界许多其他地方一样，工业农业正在极大地改变着乡村的景观，并改变了与土地的关系。本文基于一项国际合作研究项目中基于社区的研究，该项目研究了墨西哥哈利斯科州农业产业对土著人民健康的潜在影响。在一个经历着不断发展的农业综合企业的纳瓦斯社区中进行了三十次采访。这项研究的结果表明，外向型农业产业对纳瓦斯社区的影响是复杂的，有时是相互矛盾的：农业行业的就业为社区成员提供了急需的收入来源，但这是不稳定的工作。同时，社区成员担心对健康和环境的长期影响，例如增加对化学物质的接触，土壤和水的枯竭以及传统食物和生活方式的丧失。这些结果表明，为了更好地了解大规模农业对土著居民健康的成本和收益，需要在殖民地遗产和与土地的关系特殊性的背景下对健康进行广泛的了解。。

更新日期：2020-08-12

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