Solidarity economy and beekeeping in Colombia: characterization of associative organizations
This article analyzes the relationship between the social and solidarity economy and beekeeping in Colombia. The general objective is to identify and characterize associative organizations linked to beekeeping in different departments of the country. A qualitative-descriptive design with documentary...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2026 |
| País: | Uruguay |
| Recursos: | Universidad de la República |
| Repositorio: | COLIBRI |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:colibri.udelar.edu.uy:20.500.12008/54321 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12008/54321 https://doi.org/10.26489/rvs.v39i58.3 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | Beekeeping Social and solidarity economy Rural associativity Territorial development Meliponiculture Exploratory study Apicultura Economía social y solidaria Asociatividad rural Desarrollo territorial Meliponicultura Estudio exploratorio Economia social e solidária Associativismo rural Desenvolvimento territorial Estudo exploratório ECONOMIA SOCIAL ECONOMIA SOLIDARIA DESARROLLO TERRITORIAL |
| Resumo: | This article analyzes the relationship between the social and solidarity economy and beekeeping in Colombia. The general objective is to identify and characterize associative organizations linked to beekeeping in different departments of the country. A qualitative-descriptive design with documentary support was employed, based on the review of academic literature, institutional reports, and sectoral registries, which enabled the selection of twenty solidarity-based beekeeping organizations in departments such as Huila, Boyacá, Tolima, Meta, Santander, Cauca, Antioquia, Nariño, Magdalena, Atlántico, and Cundinamarca. The collected information was systematized in a comparative matrix that integrated territorial location and product portfolio, highlighting territorial diversity and the incorporation of honey-derived products such as pollen, propolis, and mead. The results suggest that solidarity-based forms of organization can contribute to the productive and social sustainability of the beekeeping sector, although the study is explicitly exploratory and descriptive and relies exclusively on secondary information, which limits the analytical and interpretative depth of the findings. Accordingly, the article does not formulate causal claims but identifies descriptive patterns that may orient future research and policy debates on solidarity-based beekeeping. |
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