Agroecology as an alternative for family farmers in Nova Friburgo in Brazil, and Mendoza in Argentina

Authors

  • Iranilde de Oliveira Silva Zootecnista, doutora em Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação em Agropecuária, assessora técnica do Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais sem Terra (MST). Rio de Janeiro, RJ.
  • Facundo Martín Engenheiro-Agrônomo, doutor em Ciência Sociais, professor do Departamento de Geografía, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo (UNCuyo), Mendoza, MDZ, Argentina.
  • Renato Linhares de Assis Engenheiro-Agrônomo, doutor em Economia Aplicada, pesquisador da Embrapa Agrobiologia, Seropédica, RJ.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35977/0104-1096.cct2024.v41.27315

Keywords:

food security, sustainable development, family farming, agrifood markets, public policies

Abstract

Agroecology is discussed as an interface of the socioeconomic development of family farmers, who are driven by social movements and public policies. Case studies of Mendoza, Argentina, and of Nova Friburgo, Brazil, and qualitative methodology were used to define samplings for interviews and to organize collected information collected. The occupation characteristics of the two analyzed territories shaped the local production systems. In the research process, to clearly grasping these characteristics was essential to understand how the agricultural strategies developed by the families within their production systems were established. Agroecology appears not only as an alternative to the means for developing production techniques, but also as an option for a process of sustainable territorial development.

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Published

2024-12-10

How to Cite

Silva, I. de O., Martín, F., & Assis, R. L. de. (2024). Agroecology as an alternative for family farmers in Nova Friburgo in Brazil, and Mendoza in Argentina. Science & Technology Journals, 41, e27315. https://doi.org/10.35977/0104-1096.cct2024.v41.27315

Issue

V.41, Jan./Dec., 2024

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