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February 2, 2026Latin American Perspectives0 citations

The Ethic of Care in the Practices of Chilean Campesinas: Agroecological Responses in the Face of Climate Uncertainty

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PAPaula Acuña-Salazar

Key Points

  • The research aims to explore how the agroecological practices of Chilean campesinas enhance local food resilience amidst climate uncertainty and gender gaps.
  • Conducted ethnographic knowledge production techniques from a feminist perspective.
  • Performed semi-structured interviews with eight campesina farmers, one academic, and three public institution experts.
  • Analyzed the interdependence and socioecological understanding of campesinas.
  • Identified care ethics as a holistic awareness in campesinas towards their socioecological environment.
  • Demonstrated that everyday agroecological practices foster resilience through reciprocity and balance.
  • Outlined care and knowledge of interdependence as essential for reimagining sustainable food systems in the context of climate crisis.

Abstract

This research project seeks to identify how knowledge/agroecological practices by campesinas in the community of Paine, in central Chile, contribute to local food resilience in a global context of climate crisis, food insecurity, and gender gaps. To do so, I used techniques of ethnographic knowledge production from a feminist perspective and semi-structured interviews with farmers (eight), an academic (one), and public institution experts (three). I have concluded that the ethic of care is exhibited as a comprehensive, holistic, and seamless awareness on the part of campesinas with respect to their socioecological context. It is expressed through everyday practices—knowledge of inter- and eco-dependence—that create meaning based on reciprocity, balance, and care for and with life, leading to adaptation and resilience. This ethic emerges as a key factor in reimagining sustainable food systems which place life at the center in the face of uncertainty and the climate crisis. Esta investigación busca identificar cómo los conocimientos/prácticas agroecológicas de mujeres campesinas de la comunidad de Paine, en el centro de Chile, contribuyen a la resiliencia alimentaria local en un contexto global de crisis climática, inseguridad alimentaria y brechas de género. Para ello utilizo técnicas de producción de conocimiento de alcance etnográfico con enfoque feminista y entrevistas semiestructuradas a agricultoras (8) y expertas de la academia (1) e institucionalidad pública (3). Concluyo que la ética de los cuidados se manifiesta como una conciencia integral, holística y no fragmentada que las mujeres campesinas tienen con respecto a su entorno socioecológico. Se expresa en prácticas cotidianas-conocimientos de inter y ecodependencia, que construyen sentido en base a la reciprocidad, equilibrio y cuidados por/con la vida que conducen a la adaptación y resiliencia. Esta ética emerge como elemento clave para re-imaginar sistemas alimentarios sustentables que pongan en el centro la vida frente a la incertidumbre y crisis climática.

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Paula Acuña-Salazar (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6980ff26c1c9540dea811eedhttps://doi.org/10.1177/0094582x251414855
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