Resumen

PEREZ PEREZ, Eliezer Fernando  y  VILLAFUERTE SOLIS, Daniel. Changes in the Dynamics of the Peasant Economy from the Adoption of Oil Palm in Soconusco, Chiapas. Entrediversidades rev. cienc. soc. humanid. [online]. 2021, vol.8, n.1, pp.92-118.  Epub 04-Mar-2024. ISSN 2007-7610.  https://doi.org/10.31644/ed.v8.n1.2021.a04.

In recent years we have observed a process of changes in Latin American economies that are expressed in what has been called the “reprimarization” and “financialization” of the economy. This phenomenon has changed the dynamics of local production and the living conditions of the peasant population. These processes can be observed in Soconusco, Chiapas, where the cultivation of oil palm has become the main economic livelihood of thousands of peasants of families. This article analyzes the changes that it has generated in the dynamics of the peasant economy since its adoption in the 1990s, related to land use and the seasonality of agriculture. It is highlighted that, although for the peasants, palm is more profitable than other crops, including livestock, its production dynamics entails substantial changes in its relationship with the market and the nature. The analysis starts from peasant theory in the context of neoliberal globalization, and is based on field work carried out in the municipalities of Huixtla, Villa Comaltitlán, and Mapstepec, between June 2017 and January 2020.

Palabras llave : neoliberal globalization; agroindustry; oil palm; market; peasant logic.