The Xique-Xique Network towards sustainability and solidarity

9th International Conference on Environmental Science and Development

生态环境科学;经济学

Dantas, M.^1,3 ; Silva, G.^2

Concordia University, Montreal

QC, Canada^1

IFRN, Natal RN, Brazil^2

CAPES, Brazil^3

关键词: Community organizers;    Food system;    Living conditions;    Network organization;    Participant observations;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/151/1/012014/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1755-1315/151/1/012014

学科分类：环境科学（综合）

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

The industrialized food system holds considerable power over some of the most important aspects of our societies, such as health, environment, economy, culture and politics, though their main focus is private profit. In response to issues related to the production and distribution of goods alternative initiatives are emerging all over the world related to the creation of a food systems that promotes solidarity, diversity, democracy. This paper looked at an organization emerged from a group of women members of the Landless Movement called Rede Xique-Xique. The study presents data from a recent interview conducted with a community organizer involved with the Network, also includes records from previous unpublished research, consisting of a participant observation conducted in 2011. The study found that the network organization brought improvements to the living conditions of farmers and voice to a rather invisible portion of the population.