2018
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0199518
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Abstract: This paper compares land use patterns of mestizo colonists and indigenous populations in the central Ecuadorian Amazon, based on data from a household survey covering mestizo colonist, Kichwa and Shuar households. As expected, colonists mostly engage in commercial agriculture and cattle ranching, but there are substantial differences in land use patterns between the Shuar and the Kichwa. The Shuar engage in cash cropping and cattle ranching, and on average, devote even more land to agricultural uses than mesti… Show more

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“…However, it is important to consider the results of Torres et al [18], who reported that Kichwa households involved in livestock-based livelihood strategies obtain significantly lower incomes from this activity than migrant settlers. For household size, the values (5.3) were similar to those reported by Kichwa smallholders in the southern EAR [40] and those reported in the Yasuni Biosphere Reserve [42]. These values were higher than those reported for Kichwa smallholder cattle ranching households in the central Andes of Ecuador (3.8) [43].…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 72%
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“…However, it is important to consider the results of Torres et al [18], who reported that Kichwa households involved in livestock-based livelihood strategies obtain significantly lower incomes from this activity than migrant settlers. For household size, the values (5.3) were similar to those reported by Kichwa smallholders in the southern EAR [40] and those reported in the Yasuni Biosphere Reserve [42]. These values were higher than those reported for Kichwa smallholder cattle ranching households in the central Andes of Ecuador (3.8) [43].…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 72%
“…The average age of the head of the household in the study area was over 50, a similar value to that of land-owning producers of small livestock species at low altitudes in Napo Province [18]. The adoption of unsustainable productive dynamics similar to those of migrant settlers was observed [38,39], which could be due to the proximity to roads and the market economy [40,41]. However, it is important to consider the results of Torres et al [18], who reported that Kichwa households involved in livestock-based livelihood strategies obtain significantly lower incomes from this activity than migrant settlers.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 51%
“…Unlike settler land use, which is largely market-oriented, indigenous land use, although changing over time towards greater market orientation, is still primarily subsistence-driven (Gray et al, 2008). Recent research has documented similar contrasts in land use and cropping decisions in the central Ecuadorian Amazon (Pastaza Province), where settlers tend to engage in commercial agriculture and cattle ranching while indigenous communities (particularly Kichwa) tend to emphasize subsistence agriculture (Vasco et al, 2018).…”
Section: Settlement and Land Use Practices In The Northern Ecuadorian Amazonmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Furthermore, it has been shown that rapid population growth in tropical countries will significantly increase the intensity of deforestation by 2030 [103]. This poses a major challenge for practitioners seeking to balance rural development and conservation policies in indigenous territories and mega-diverse areas [39].…”
Section: Land Use and Landcover Change (Lulc)mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Indigenous peoples, in response to declining per capita land tenure attributable to population growth [34], migrated north from the NEA, leaving their historic lands in the southern Ecuadorian Amazon [35,36]. These groups include the Waorani and Kichwa, who continue with their often-unsustainable traditional production systems [37,38] and coexist with the ecosystem services of the forest but are increasingly involved in market agriculture [39], wage employment [40,41], and other external agents, thereby transitioning to a market-oriented economy. It also comprises other indigenous people in voluntary isolation (Tagaeri and Taromenane), who live off shifting agriculture and services from the forest land [42,43].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%