682.4
The Role of Small Cooperatives and Communitarian Agents in Brazil: Strategy of Action to Sustainable Food Security and Struggle Against Poverty
KEY WORDS: COOPERATIVES, FOOD SECURITY, LOCAL COMMUNITIES , SOCIAL TECHNOLOGY
RC 40
FOOD SECURITY PARTY III
CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES OF FOOD CRISES WORLD, HUNGER AND FARMING ALTERNATIVES
Author: Wânia Rezende Silva
Maringá State University ,Paraná , Brazil
Food security understood as a process that goes beyond the production and access to food, has been an important topic of discussion in the Central Countries as well as in the Developing Countries. FAO, UNESCO and Local Governments have presented several programs to guarantee the right to food security and a sustainable development. However, many of them has not been succeeded because of the disregard for local knowledge ,great bureaucracy and a lack of involvement by the local population .In order to face this reality in Brazilian Society on XXI century , this proposal aims to identify, disseminate and replicate possible actions undertaken by organizations and agricultural cooperatives , and local agents and leaderships who are focused on the preservation of food traditions and enhancement of capabilities and local knowledge. These possible actions can create a favorable environment for the use of social technologies, with low cost and commitment of communities. The research has been done in the South Part of Brazil , through a qualitative perspective , using the techniques of interviews , workshops and participative diagnostics including visits to cooperatives and small towns .The data will be systematized in the form of booklet, video and articles in order to stimulate new actions in other regions and countries