Agrobiodiversidad, agricultura familiar y cambio climático

Los artículos reunidos en este documento se basan en las ponencias y comentarios de los expertos que participaron en el seminario regional Agricultura y Cambio Climático: Agrobiodiversidad, Agricultura Familiar y Cambio Climático, realizado el 20 y 21 de agosto de 2014 en la sede de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), en Santiago. El seminario tuvo como objetivo general “promover el diseño de mejores políticas públicas nacionales y regionales para potenciar el rol de la agro biodiversidad y de la agricultura familiar en la adaptación de la agricultura de América Latina y el Caribe al cambio climático”. Los objetivos específicos del seminario fueron: i) presentar enfoques conceptuales y experiencias de valoración de la agrobiodiversidad en la adaptación de la agricultura al cambio climático; ii) fomentar el diálogo de políticas en torno a la adaptación de la agricultura familiar al cambio climático; iii) presentar experiencias concretas de diversificación productiva y adaptación de la agricultura familiar al cambio climático; y iv) potenciar la cooperación regional en políticas de cuidado y promoción de la agrobiodiversidad y agricultura familiar en la adaptación al cambio climático.

Efeitos de fungicidas alternativos em folhas de Carthamus tinctorius L. (Asteraceae), potencial espécie para cultivo em agricultura familiar

The currently main development model on global society is driven by an economic rationality that endangers the environment and social justice. More and more, attention to this way of production and consumption is increasing, boosting research for sustainable development, with an environmental rationality that can harmonize nature preservation and welfare of all socioeconomic classes. One of the efforts on this sense is changing the sources supplying the energy demand, replacing fossil fuels for renewable and cleaner sources, such as biofuels. Carthamus tinctorius (safflower) is an oilseed crop with potential for biodiesel production, with good oil yield and chemical profile, allied to good adaptation to climates such like the northeastern semiarid lands of Brazil. With public policies fomentation, the use of this species may be an interesting alternative for family farming. In farming in general, the use of pesticides to prevent and combat diseases and plagues is common, which is not a sustainable practice. Thus, there are researched alternative, less dangerous substances. In this study, it was aimed to assess if neem (Azadirachta indica) leaf extract (20% m/v) and Bordeaux mixture (copper sulfate) have effects on safflower. It was also aimed to verify acceptance of farmers on safflower crop in Apodi, a municipality in Rio Grande do Norte state, Brazil, in view of it being localized in the aimed region for this crop cultivation. Besides that, understanding that the farmers’ knowledge and inclination to adopt the crop is fundamental for the introduction of this species and socioeconomic growth due to its exploration. In addition, a booklet with basic information on safflower was produced. In the field experiment, the fungicides were pulverized on plants cultivated in field experimental plots, with collection of leaf samples for analysis on anatomy, cuticle, and epicuticular wax morphology, the protective layer that interfaces with the surrounding ambient. In Apodi, forty-five farmers from Potiguar Cooperative of Apiculture and Sustainable Rural Development (COOPAPI) underwent semi-structured interviews, which also addressed their assessment on currently cultivated crops and perception of pesticide uses and sustainable alternatives. After comparing using analysis of variance, it was found that there was no difference between treatments in the experiment, as well as no anatomical or morphological modifications. Safflower acceptation among farmers was wide, with 84% of interviewees believing in a perspective of good incomes. The current scenario, comprised of low crop diversity, fragile in face of droughts and plagues, can partially explain this opinion. The booklet was effective in catching people attention for the species potential. There was wide acknowledgement on the importance of alternative pesticides, justified by health security. Based on the assessed parameter in the results of this research, the treatments here utilized may be recommended as fungicides for safflower. Given the crop susceptibility to fungi in heavy rainy period, it is advised that its potential introduction on the region shall be focused on semiarid areas.

Consórcio de cártamo e feijão caupi: alternativa para a produção de biodiesel na agricultura familiar

The new development strategies should operate mainly in the areas of energy efficiency and sustainable agriculture. Thus, the substitution of fossil fuels with biofuels, such as biodiesel, is increasingly on the agenda. The cultivation of oilseed plants for biodiesel production must take place in integrated systems that enable best environmental benefits and are more economically significant. The objectives of this study were to assess the morphological, anatomic, and physiological characteristics of safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L., promising oilseed for biodiesel production) grown in monoculture and intercropping with cowpea bean (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.); and identify socioeconomic family farmers and verify their acceptance about safflower as an energy crop. The methodology used for the analysis of safflower growth in monoculture and intercropped with beans, were morphoanatomical and histochemical analyzes, made with samples of plants grown in the field in two cropping systems throughout the range of the life cycle of these plants. There were no changes in growth and anatomy of plants, even in the consortium, which is satisfactory to indicate the intercropping system for those crops and can be a good alternative for the family farmer, who may have safflower as a source of income without giving up planting their livelihood. To check the acceptance of safflower by farmers, interviews were made to family farmers by Canudos agrovila in Ceará-Mirim/RN. It was noticed that many of them accept the introduction of safflower as oil crop, although unaware of the species, and that, being more resistant to drought, safflower help in the stability of families who depend on the weather conditions for success their current crops. In general, it is concluded that safflower has features that allows it to be grown in consortium for biodiesel production combined with the production of food, such as cowpea, and can be used enabling better development for family farmers.

Agricultura familiar y diferenciación social en la frontera de Misiones. Documento de trabajo PISPAD N° 10

En este trabajo nos ocuparemos de la frontera agraria de Misiones, considerándola desde el punto de vista de la política oficial y desde la perspectiva de los productores agrícolas allí asentados. En la primera parte consideraremos la frontera agraria de Misiones desde el punto de vista de la política oficial referida al tema. Los inicios de la década del setenta marcan la intensificación del control estatal sobre el espacio fronterizo y la mayor afluencia de población hacia el área. En la segunda parte describiremos el proceso de ocupación agrícola de uno de los departamentos del área Guaraní, centrándonos en el período 1970-1986.

Economia solidária e relações de gênero na agricultura familiar: o caso do grupo produtivo mulheres decididas a vencer

The Women s experiences in the private sphere under the work s field changes the family relationship allowing them more freedom, autonomy and independence. The inequalities, socially built, homemade women s obligations results in discrimination, difficult to insert and recovery on female s job in a job s market, including low salary if compared with men s and difficult to services access in addiction a difficult daily life and in domestic sphere. The women s organisation in productive groups or economically solidary enterprises (ESE) torn possible the social economically organisations and politicians to promote deep changes in a domestically e socially relationship, positioning, for example, women s in publics areas and in the rout of emancipation. The objective of this search are understand men and women relationship in the family agriculture s field starts insert women in economically solidary enterprises (ESE) on Mulunguzinho s settlement (Mossoró/RN). The theoretical framework is inspirited Economical Solidary concept kind division s job and women s empowerment. This search had a qualitative character and exploration through case s study on Mulheres decididas a vencer s group. The secondary information was create through theoretical framework and information collected through semi-structured interviews based in interviews applied for women and yours respective husbands by criterion for women participation on productive activities of beekeeping culture of goat and sheep. This study turns possible conclude that the women s participations in productive groups in solidary economical change significantly their life and their family life. The group s organisations process, the training was received, the collective production, the marketing and the mobilized participation to move it all was fundamental for women share with their families partners some homemade and take care with the children. This finding confirm a different aspect not economical in solidary economy overcoming the monetary value in associative relationship observing principally individuals well-being and the concern with the form of reproduction this way of life in the associated

ECONewFARMERS: Construir pontes entre agricultura familiar e biológica através da formação vocacional

O projecto ECONewFARMERS, em parceria com países da União Europeia (Hungria, Espanha, Itália, Turquia, Reino Unido e Eslováquia) tem como foco principal melhorar a qualidade e desempenho dos sistemas de ensino e formação profissional de modo a reforçar a dimensão europeia em agricultura biológica. O conhecimento e a formação técnica são essenciais para a adoção da agricultura biológica, pelo que o projecto “ECONewFARMERS – Construir o futuro com novos agricultores em modo de produção biológica através de formação vocacional” pretende contribuir para a capacitação técnica de agricultores que queiram converter-se ou iniciar uma exploração em agricultura biológica e disponibilizar ferramentas m-learning (aprendizagem em contextos de mobilidade) que permitam melhorar a sua capacidade de intervenção e de inovação. Deste modo, pretendeu-se com este trabalho caraterizar as práticas agrícolas utilizadas por agricultores familiares no concelho de Viseu e avaliar a proximidade destes itinerários técnicos com a agricultura biológica de modo a identificar as necessidades de formação destes (ou de novos) agricultores. A identificação das práticas agrícolas foi efetuada com base numa checklist que foi aplicada a 30 agricultores cujas explorações têm dimensão igual ou inferior a 2 hectares, com mão-de-obra constituída pelo agregado familiar e cujos rendimentos sejam maioritariamente provenientes da exploração.

Economia solidária e relações de gênero na agricultura familiar: o caso do grupo produtivo mulheres decididas a vencer

The Women s experiences in the private sphere under the work s field changes the family relationship allowing them more freedom, autonomy and independence. The inequalities, socially built, homemade women s obligations results in discrimination, difficult to insert and recovery on female s job in a job s market, including low salary if compared with men s and difficult to services access in addiction a difficult daily life and in domestic sphere. The women s organisation in productive groups or economically solidary enterprises (ESE) torn possible the social economically organisations and politicians to promote deep changes in a domestically e socially relationship, positioning, for example, women s in publics areas and in the rout of emancipation. The objective of this search are understand men and women relationship in the family agriculture s field starts insert women in economically solidary enterprises (ESE) on Mulunguzinho s settlement (Mossoró/RN). The theoretical framework is inspirited Economical Solidary concept kind division s job and women s empowerment. This search had a qualitative character and exploration through case s study on Mulheres decididas a vencer s group. The secondary information was create through theoretical framework and information collected through semi-structured interviews based in interviews applied for women and yours respective husbands by criterion for women participation on productive activities of beekeeping culture of goat and sheep. This study turns possible conclude that the women s participations in productive groups in solidary economical change significantly their life and their family life. The group s organisations process, the training was received, the collective production, the marketing and the mobilized participation to move it all was fundamental for women share with their families partners some homemade and take care with the children. This finding confirm a different aspect not economical in solidary economy overcoming the monetary value in associative relationship observing principally individuals well-being and the concern with the form of reproduction this way of life in the associated