Soberania Alimentar e manejo agroecológico de alimentos: perspectivas do campesinato- Sítio Mãe Terra do Assentamento Horto Bela Vista

Abstract

Food Sovereignty is a term defined in the 1990s by Via Campesina, an international peasant and indigenous movement, that describes food sovereignty as the right of each nation or region to produce food according to its local diversity. This term came up as a contraposition to the so-called “Green Revolution”, a movement that introduced pesticides and mechanization to agriculture. In Brazil there are examples of peasant movements that defend food sovereignty, such as MST- Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra. In this work, Horto Bela Vista settlement in Iperó-SP is studied, and more specifically Sítio Mãe Terra, in order to better understand how the food is produced there, how it is commercialized and how it can contribute to the achievement of Food Sovereignty.