This paper presents an analysis of the social actors networking towards the feasibility of using native biodiversity for food production based on an empirical study conducted in South Brazil. Specifically, the North Coast Region has had a series of environmental problems resulting in conflicts on the use of resources. The search for solutions and public debate brought together farmers’ organizations, social movements, NGOs, government agencies, and academic groups. Recently, some of these actors established a common platform to raise food production based on native species of fruits giving rise to the ‘agrobiodiversity network’ in part by the activation of pre-existing networks but also requiring the entry of new players. On the other hand, forming agreements between different actors to consolidate the network has been difficult especially about the issue of rules that limit the access to native species and those that regulate food processing. The analysis has shown that the involved actors are amplifying the dialogues and collective learning processes thus building a common ground and shared beliefs.
O presente artigo apresenta algumas reflexões geradas no processo de execução do projeto “Promoção do desenvolvimento rural sustentável na Região Nordeste do Rio Grande do Sul: extrativismo, saberes e fazeres locais e conservação ambiental”. Este projeto buscou problematizar: i) de que forma modos de vida específicos podem ser revalorizados, em um contexto de conservação da Mata Atlântica? ii) como se articulam as dimensões locais e da sociedade abrangente, no sentido de fomentar possibilidades de desenvolvimento rural com o reconhecimento e o respeito à alteridade? O artigo enfatiza as relações entre as pessoas e a natureza nas narrativas sobre as práticas atuais e passa¬das de agricultores moradores de áreas de encosta do Litoral Norte do Rio Grande do Sul. No processo de constituição das narrativas buscamos compreender como os espaços são organizados, conectando plantas, animais, água a uma lógica produtiva e de continuidade da vida. Enfim, destacamos alguns elementos que problematizam as relações entre esse modo de vida e o debate sobre o desenvolvimento rural. Palavras-chave: práticas locais, patrimônio cultural, diversidade socioambiental, desenvolvimento rural.
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