Emerging responses to the COVID-19 crisis from family farming and the agroecology movement in Latin America – A rediscovery of food, farmers and collective action

Tittonell Pablo, Fernandez Manuela, El Mujtar Verónica, Preiss P.V., Sarapura S., Laborda Luciana, Mendonça M.A., Álvarez Valeria E., Fernandes G.B., Petersen Paulo, Cardoso I.M.. 2021. Emerging responses to the COVID-19 crisis from family farming and the agroecology movement in Latin America – A rediscovery of food, farmers and collective action. Agricultural Systems, 190:103098, 16 p.

Quartile : Q1, Sujet : AGRICULTURE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Résumé : CONTEXT: In Latin America, the so-called informal sector associated with family farming and the agroecology movements were instrumental at coping with and adapting to the COVID-19 challenges. OBJECTIVE: To assess the nature and extent of the early initiatives (first three months) deployed by this informal sector to cope with and adapt to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on food production and consumption in several countries of the region. METHODS: We used key used informant consultation (n = 168), an online survey (n = 125) and the detailed characterisation of regional case studies (n = 4). Textual data was analysed and categorised using Reinert's method, combined with similarity analysis. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: 65% of the initiatives were 'local' in terms of geographic reach, 30% of them started within the first month after the pandemic and most of them were urban or urban-rural, whereas only 29% of them were exclusively rural. The analysis of the textual information captured through the survey revealed four major types of initiatives that were deployed or adapted in response to COVID-19: 1. Direct producer-to-consumer food sales, generally existing before the COVID-19 crisis but adapted/strengthened to cope with it; 2. Short value chains that linked rural and urban organisations and individuals supported by national or local governments, readapted through new health and safety protocols; 3. Newly developed support and training programs on sustainable food production for self-consumption or local commerce, in rural, urban or peri-urban settings; 4. Food assistance and aid initiatives focusing on vulnerable populations, relying on solidarity networks associated with the agroecological movement. SIGNIFICANCE: The pandemic highlighted the key role played by local food systems and value chains and the need to strengthening them through public policies, as a way to build food resilience in times of crisis.

Mots-clés Agrovoc : politique agricole, politique alimentaire, agroécologie, agriculture familiale, covid-19, stratégie pour faire face à une crise

Mots-clés géographiques Agrovoc : Amérique latine

Mots-clés complémentaires : crise sanitaire, Action collective

Mots-clés libres : COVID 19, Latin America, Family farming, Agroecology, Pandemic, Social movement, Short chains, Food policies, Vulnerability

Classification Agris : F08 - Systèmes et modes de culture
E10 - Économie et politique agricoles
E80 - Économie familiale et artisanale

Champ stratégique Cirad : CTS 2 (2019-) - Transitions agroécologiques

Auteurs et affiliations

• Tittonell Pablo, CIRAD-PERSYST-UPR AIDA (FRA) - auteur correspondant
• Fernandez Manuela, Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche (ARG)
• El Mujtar Verónica, Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche (ARG)
• Preiss P.V., UESC (BRA)
• Sarapura S., University of Guelph (CAN)
• Laborda Luciana, Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche (ARG)
• Mendonça M.A., UFV (BRA)
• Álvarez Valeria E., Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche (ARG)
• Fernandes G.B., Centro de Tecnologias Alternativas da Zona da Mata (BRA)
• Petersen Paulo, AS-PTA (BRA)
• Cardoso I.M., UFV (BRA)

Source : Cirad-Agritrop (https://agritrop.cirad.fr/601262/)

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