Análise da Relação Entre Produção Agroecológica, Resiliência e Reprodução Social da Agricultura Familiar no Sertão do Araripe

Teixeira, Cecília Tayse Muniz; Pires, Maria Luiza Lins Silva

doi:10.1590/1234-56781806-94790550103

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“…Production for self-consumption reduces food vulnerability and poverty in rural areas. Productive yards and small areas guarantee the direct access to diversified foods and represents a source of non-monetary income, as families save money by consuming their own production, generating "relative independence toward market imposition of buying products" [29,30].…”

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Food availability and food and nutrition (in)security of families providing for the National School Feeding Program

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Objective The natural probiotic kefir is fermented milk, and may have effects on satiety and voluntary energy intake. This randomized crossover trial aimed to determine whether kefir, consumed with low- or high-glycemic index meals, affects appetite and subsequent food intake. Methods This is a cross-sectional study with families of farmers who supplied Programa Nacional de Alimentação Escolar from 2011 to 2016 in the city of Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil. To assess Food Insecurity, the Brazilian Food Insecurity Scale was applied to the person responsible for purchasing and producing meals in the family. The nutritional aspect was analyzed through the measurement of hemoglobin to check for anemia among family members and using the household food availability survey, where it was possible to analyze the amount of calories available for consumption, as well as the origin and kind of food. Results 27 families were evaluated, totalizing 91 individuals. With the Escala Brasileira de Insegurança Alimentar, it was found that 25.9% of the families were in light food insecurty situation. When caloric availability was assessed, 11.0% of families were considered insecure. In contrast, 59.0% of families had high calorie availability per capita (>3000 calories). Of the total households, 14.8% had more than 50.0% of the calories available for consumption coming from their own production. The foods most commonly produced for self-consumption were fresh vegetables, which are the most common ones supplied to Programa Nacional de Alimentação. In addition, the main source of kilocalories for the families were fresh and minimally processed foods. The presence of anemia in at least 1 resident was detected in 29.6% of households, with a negative correlation between the hemoglobin value (g/dL) and the Escala Brasileira de Insegurança Alimentar score. Conclusion It appears that the majority of the families of farmers supplying Programa Nacional de Alimentação Escolar are in a situation of Food and Nutritional Security, both by Escala Brasileira de Insegurança Alimentar and by the household availability of food. However, we cannot ignore the percentage of insecure families, since this situation can lead to other problems. Therefore, it is necessary to constantly assess the family situation of Fodd Insecurty and encourage production for self-consumption so that it contributes to food availability and quality. For this reason, the we highlight relevance of programs that strengthen the production and commercialization of food from family farming.

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Food availability and food and nutrition (in)security of families providing for the National School Feeding Program

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“…Agroecology aims to restore resilience and strength to the agroecosystem (Teixeira et al, 2017). Preserving the biodiversity of these agroecosystems is the first principle used to produce self-regulation and sustainability.…”

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Agroecological territorial dynamics: considerations about brazilian settlements

Carvalho¹,

Rambo²,

Stoffel³

2020

Rev. Prod. Desenvolv.

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Purpose: In this article we present agroecological experiences in rural settlements in the municipality of Rio Bonito do Iguaçu, Paraná State, Brazil. By analyzing the advances and challenges of these initiatives, we aim to highlight the need for broader, systemic and multiscale actions in favor of building an agro-food system which promotes food and nutritional sovereignty and security of local/regional communities and thereby contributes to the development of territories. Methodology: This is a case study based on semi-structured qualitative interviews with settled families and representative entities. Findings: we observed that the practices have contributed to the construction of a socio-environmental consciousness, a more sustainable soil management, the increase of agrobiodiversity, improvement of health and income, as well as greater access to commercialization channels. Research Limitation: There are challenges and demands regarding training in agroecology, technical assistance, support in organizing farmer groups, financing, construction and consolidation of marketing channels for the income guarantees of families. Originality: A considerable mobilization of local actors was observed, which impacted the implementation of agroecological initiatives, but a more discrete participation of actors from other scales, which limits the enhancement of experiences as mechanisms of territorial development.

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“…From this paradigm of simplicity, cultural aspects are exclusively addressed by the social sciences, such as anthropology and sociology, while biological and technological aspects are exclusively studied by the biological sciences, such as agronomic sciences, ecology, and soil science, among others. However, agroecosystems are complex systems, where the biological and cultural components are closely related (United Nations Environment Programme, 2000;Toledo & Barrera-Bassols, 2008, Teixeira & Pires, 2017. Therefore, when a problem worsens, the effects spread throughout the system, influencing other problems.…”

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The mental map as an instrument to define indicators in complex systems: an application on the environmental knowledge of local horticultural farmers

Blandi

Gargoloff

Iermanó

et al. 2022

Rev. Econ. Sociol. Rural

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The reductionist and disciplinary paradigm of the Green Revolution coexists with the emerging paradigm of complexity, which values the holistic and the interdisciplinary. Agroecology promotes the need to understand the multiple biophysical relationships that exist in agroecosystems, and this calls for the development of new methodological tools. Sustainability indicators are an example of this. However, their implementation is not simple, as this requires an instrument to simplify the construction of such indicators. The objective of this work is to use the “mental map” as a guide for the development and application of indicators. The graph follows the conceptual path that facilitates the understanding of the variable and its breakdown into smaller and measurable units of analysis, i.e. the indicators. The created mental map has two stages: the development of indicators and their application. Its utility is presented in a case study that addresses local environmental knowledge (LEK). The results of this work show that complexity can be translated into quantifiable, measurable, and comparable variables, without this representing the loss of its characteristics. In addition, it proves that the created tool facilitates the evaluation and understanding of the functioning of agroecosystems, which contributes to decision-making.

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Análise da Relação Entre Produção Agroecológica, Resiliência e Reprodução Social da Agricultura Familiar no Sertão do Araripe

Cited by 12 publications

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Food availability and food and nutrition (in)security of families providing for the National School Feeding Program

Food availability and food and nutrition (in)security of families providing for the National School Feeding Program

Agroecological territorial dynamics: considerations about brazilian settlements

The mental map as an instrument to define indicators in complex systems: an application on the environmental knowledge of local horticultural farmers

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