Agroecology and communal innovation: LabCampesino, a pedagogical experience from the rural youth in Sumapaz Colombia
Summary. Rural youth in Colombia's Sumapaz province participated in LabCampesino, a collaborative laboratory combining agroecology, co-creation, and community organization. Through exploration, experimentation, and prototyping sessions, young farmers built and documented innovations for territorial management and sustainable development. The initiative demonstrated that rural laboratories enable practical, situated education and communal innovation while strengthening agroecological practices and local social organization, offering an alternative to rural-to-urban migration.
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Peña-Torres, J. A., & Reina-Rozo, J. D.. (2022). Agroecology and communal innovation: LabCampesino, a pedagogical experience from the rural youth in Sumapaz Colombia. Current Research in Environmental Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crsust.2022.100162
Peña-Torres, Jairo A., and Juan David Reina-Rozo. “Agroecology and communal innovation: LabCampesino, a pedagogical experience from the rural youth in Sumapaz Colombia.” Current Research in Environmental Sustainability, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crsust.2022.100162.
Peña-Torres, Jairo A., and Juan David Reina-Rozo. 2022. “Agroecology and communal innovation: LabCampesino, a pedagogical experience from the rural youth in Sumapaz Colombia.” Current Research in Environmental Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crsust.2022.100162.
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title = {Agroecology and communal innovation: LabCampesino, a pedagogical experience from the rural youth in Sumapaz Colombia},
author = {Jairo A. Peña-Torres and Juan David Reina-Rozo},
journal = {Current Research in Environmental Sustainability},
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- 10.1016/j.crsust.2022.100162
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- Colombia
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- South America
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- agtech, education, indigenous-innovation
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- 2026-04-28