Agroecology and La Vía Campesina I. The symbolic and material construction of agroecology through “peasant-to-peasant” processes

Authors

  • Valentín Val El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (ECOSUR) http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3680-3385
  • Peter Rosset El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (ECOSUR) Profesor BPV-FUNCAP del Programa de Pós-Graduação em Sociologia (PPGS), Universidade Estadual do Ceará (UECE) Profesor Colaborador del Programa de Pós-Graduação em Desenvolvimento Territorial na América Latina e Caribe (TerritoriAL), Universidade Paulista (UNESP) Profesor visitante, Social Research Institute (CUSRI), Chulalongkorn University (Chula) http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1253-1066
  • Carla Zamora Lomelí El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (ECOSUR) http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4089-2659
  • Omar Felipe Giraldo El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (ECOSUR) Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Escuela Nacional de Estudios Superiores (ENES) http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3485-5694
  • Dianne Rocheleau Clark University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/dma.v58i0.81339

Keywords:

La Vía Campesina, peasant-to-peasant process, dispositive, agroecology, scaling up

Abstract

In this essay, we look at the symbolic and material territorialization of agroecology in La Vía Campesina (LVC) through peasant-to-peasant processes (PtPPs) in the broad sense. The most significant examples of the scaling up of agroecology are clearly tied to organizational processes and in our perspective, PtPPs are the motor of these changes. We contend that agroecology, subjects, and territories are articulated in these processes, making up a powerful dispositive or device for agroecological transformation and scaling up. We also introduce a discussion on the emergence of a historical-political subject, the “agroecological peasantry,” within the larger territorial dispute concerning the transformation of the agri-food system and living conditions in the countryside.

Author Biography

Valentín Val, El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (ECOSUR)

 

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Published

2021-11-29

How to Cite

Val, V., Rosset, P., Zamora Lomelí, C., Giraldo, O. F., & Rocheleau, D. (2021). Agroecology and La Vía Campesina I. The symbolic and material construction of agroecology through “peasant-to-peasant” processes. Desenvolvimento E Meio Ambiente, 58. https://doi.org/10.5380/dma.v58i0.81339

Issue

Vol. 58 (2021): Territorialization of agroecology

Section

Territorialization of agroecology

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