El artículo explora el desarrollo rural en la región norpatagónica andina de la provincia de Río Negro, Argentina. Analiza un área ambiental adecuada para un desarrollo rural extensivo que no termina de integrarse como área productiva. Vincula las dificultades del presente a contradicciones estructurales de su incorporación regional a las administraciones nacional y provincial. Indaga los términos significativos que marcaron las políticas territoriales observando el modo en que las mismas consideraron a los habitantes de la región y sus actividades. Expone cómo los límites a las dinámicas de integración se sostienen en modelos de crecimiento que, desde las nociones de progreso, desarrollo e innovación, han omitido reconocimientos a los actores productivos locales
This article reviews the invisibility and the recognition of rural female work in the Patagonian region of Argentina over time. The analysis is carried out based on (a) the systematisation of research articles (b) a historical study of censuses, and (c) the systematisation of rural development plans related to the subject. The article adopts an ecofeminist perspective. The results have been organised into four sections. (1) An overview of the later Patagonian integration; (2) the work of Patagonian women in history; (3) the recognition of rural production in censuses; (4) Patagonian family farming. We found out that the metaphors that relate women with the land are used to deny both rural female work and the family land use. One of its consequences is that Patagonia has become one of the most affected by extractivism. We conclude reviewing the forms of economic and political recognition, which could intervene in future planning.
* Este artículo fue elaborado en el marco del PIP 0838 CONICET en base a la investigación doctoral que Carolina Michel lleva adelante como becaria CONICET.
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