Abstract

GIRALDO, Omar Felipe  and  LOZADA, Ricardo Andrés. ALTERNATIVE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IN COLOMBIA, FOREST-GUARD FAMILIES: VIEW FROM THE APPROACH OF TERRITORIAL RURAL DEVELOPMENT. Luna Azul [online]. 2008, n.27, pp.60-74. ISSN 1909-2474.

The Forest-Guard Families program (PFGB) is an initiative of alternative development that the Colombian government has implemented since 2003 in 121 municipalities, benefiting 105,494 families. Its main objective is for farmer, indigenous and afro-Colombian communities to voluntarily abandon the cultivation of illicit crops or to commit to never practicing this activity again. This article reviews the PFGB from the conceptual elements of the Territorial Rural Development (DTR) approach. The reflections are focused on the need to implement a territorial approach in alternative development policies, distinguishing the multiple activities of rural economy, a greater rural-urban integration, increased participation, the creation of an interagency network between local and national levels, and the consolidation of municipal associations.

Keywords : Alternative development; illicit crops; territorial rural development.

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