The commercialization of Cerrado Sociobiodiversity products in Agrarian Reform territories: development of more sustainable food systems
Sociobiodiversity of the Cerrado; Popular Agrarian Reform; Sustainable Agrifood Systems; Peasantry.
Current discussions about agri-food systems are motivated by criticism of the hegemonic model of food production, processing and commercialization, due to the socio-environmental damage caused by this hegemonic model. These criticisms point to the need for transformation towards more sustainable systems, guiding new relationships between food production and consumption, such as relationships driven by agroecology. The Cerrado biome is at the center of these discussions because it is a territory of dispute over production models, with agribusiness, representing the hegemonic systems, and with family and peasant production that rely on agroecological systems. Furthermore, the use and commercialization of native species through sustainable extractivism practices are highlighted as a way to contribute to the transformation of more sustainable agri-food systems, and the valorization of local socio-biodiversity. In this context, this project seeks to understand the relationships that exist between the settled peasants of the agrarian reform and the socio-biodiversity of the Cerrado, through commercialization processes, also exploring how these relationships can contribute to the establishment of more sustainable agri-food systems.