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Research paper thumbnail of Multifunctionality, rural policy and governance

HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe), 2012

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Research paper thumbnail of Food systems and territories in Brazil

HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe), Aug 26, 2022

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Research paper thumbnail of Methods for strengthening farmer innovation

HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe), 2010

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Research paper thumbnail of Water technical management vs social management in family farming systems of Brazilian Serão

HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe), 2002

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Research paper thumbnail of The Emergence of Public Policies for Family Farming in Latin America: Pathways, Trends and Prospects

HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe), Nov 1, 2014

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Research paper thumbnail of Adaptation au changement climatique dans la région semi-aride du Brésil : défis de la coordination et de la mise en oeuvre des politiques publiques

GIZ, 2021

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Research paper thumbnail of Production d'innovations en partenariat. Une expérience dans l'Agreste de la Paraiba, Brésil

La communication analyse l'evolution et les resultats des interactions entre agronome et pays... more La communication analyse l'evolution et les resultats des interactions entre agronome et paysans en matiere d'appui aux processus d'innovation au Nordeste du Bresil. Elle aborde les relations de partenariat entre agronomes et agriculteurs pour la co-construction de connaissances, de references et d'innovations, dans le cas d'un projet porte par une ONG bresilienne et les syndicats paysans de la region de l'Agreste de la Paraiba. Les auteurs examinent les methodes et dispositifs d'interaction agronome/agriculteurs forges pour assurer ces fonctions conjointes et repondre a des objectifs de recherche ou d'experimentation partages. Si la validite de ces experiences depend des dynamiques de systematisation et generalisation des resultats, les acteurs s'interrogent quant a la forme d'institutionnalisation de ces dispositifs collectifs et aux possibilites d'articulation contractuelle avec les services de recherche et de developpement, prives ou p...

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Research paper thumbnail of Oficina de troca de pesquisas sobre PSA e REDD no Brasil. Relatorio das apresentaçoes

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Research paper thumbnail of Participatory Democracy as a Structure for Opportunity and Strengthening of Sectoral Notability

Through the example of family farmers’ participation in the Regional Program for Sustainable Deve... more Through the example of family farmers’ participation in the Regional Program for Sustainable Development of Rural Areas (PDSTR), this article defends a scientific posture: open up the analysis of the participatory arenas by reintroducing them to the power relationships in policy-making. This research covers three political sociologies: the structures of political opportunity, the advocacy trajectories, and the repertoires of collective action of the participants, and policy analysis. It analyzes the institutionalization of a “hard core” of participants, characterized by their institutional advocacy and their transactional leadership, who format the policy projects from a technical and financial point of view. It also shows the constitution of an “advocacy coalition” that, in the end, defines the policy making and the contents of the PDSTR.

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Research paper thumbnail of Planification et développement des territoires. Séminaire international, 27-30 septembre 1999, Campina Grande, Brésil : Rapport final

Ce document constitue le rapport final du Seminaire International "Planification et Developp... more Ce document constitue le rapport final du Seminaire International "Planification et Developpement des Territoires" realise par le CIRAD et l'Universite Federale de la Paraiba a Campina Grande fin septembre 1999. Le seminaire portait sur l'approche territoriale du developpement rural. Il s'est deroule a partir de travaux de groupes thematiques, de conferences, communications et posters relatifs a diverses etudes de cas. Celles-ci concernaient des travaux de recherche et d'appui au developpement, conduits au Nordeste du Bresil et en France, aux echelles locales (municipales) et regionales (micro-region et Etat local au Bresil). La premiere partie du rapport traite de l'organisation et du deroulement du seminaire. La seconde presente une synthese des travaux. Un premier chapitre y introduit quelques notions concernant l'approche territoriale du developpement et la question des collectivites territoriales au Bresil. Le deuxieme chapitre est consacre aux...

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Research paper thumbnail of Políticas de Desenvolvimento Territorial Rural no Uruguai: influências de uma difusão regional

El capitulo analiza los modos de la difusion Sur-Sur en Uruguay del “modelo” brasileno de politic... more El capitulo analiza los modos de la difusion Sur-Sur en Uruguay del “modelo” brasileno de politica publica de desarrollo territorial rural (DTR). La hipotesis es que esa difusion presente una “hibridacion” de diversas modalidades de internacionalizacion de politicas: i) el enfoque de los policy-transfers; ii) la circulacion transnacional de normas mediante agencias internacionales; e, ii) la regionalizacion e la integracion regional por medio de diversos canales de la sociedad civil. El metodo asocio revision bibliografica, analisis de archivos y entrevistas de gestores, beneficiadores y mediadores de las politicas de DTR en Brasil y Uruguay. El texto esta dividido en tres partes: i) la presentacion de la politica “modelo” y del referencial teorico-metodologico movilizado, ii) una descripcion y un analisis de las modalidades de difusion sur-sur de la politica brasilena de DTR en Uruguay; iii) la discusion de los resultados a la luz de la implementacion de la politica de DTR en Urugu...

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Research paper thumbnail of Social learning for territorial development

HAL is a multi-disciplinary open access archive for the deposit and dissemination of scientific r... more HAL is a multi-disciplinary open access archive for the deposit and dissemination of scientific research documents, whether they are published or not. The documents may come from teaching and research institutions in France or abroad, or from public or private research centers. L’archive ouverte pluridisciplinaire HAL, est destinée au dépôt et à la diffusion de documents scientifiques de niveau recherche, publiés ou non, émanant des établissements d’enseignement et de recherche français ou étrangers, des laboratoires publics ou privés.

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Research paper thumbnail of Methods for strengthening farmer innovation : a glance on social appreciation of farmers' roles and abilities

Making agriculture more sustainable is a challenge, especially for family farming and peasantries... more Making agriculture more sustainable is a challenge, especially for family farming and peasantries. Their innovation and participation processes to become an agent of their own development are particularly decisive, as they are often conceived as marginalized people. Some efforts sought to address these challenges : some for supporting farmers in innovation generation, others for enabling rural people to better organize themselves and influence institutions' actions. Some studies about devices built for improving farmer innovation (Hocde, 1998; Van de Fliert & al, 2007) point out that these experiences may drive them, in some conditions, to assert themselves as protagonist actors : building of common values and visions, emergence of subjects more self-confident, taking in charge the collective interest, etc. Following these observations, we analyse effects produced by support methods for farmer innovation in Brazilian semi-arid north-east, in Agreste of Paraiba's State. How d...

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Research paper thumbnail of Limites das infraestruturas coletivas para apoio a valorização dos produtos da agricultura familiar no território Aguas Emendadas

O trabalho examina a contribuicao do Programa de Desenvolvimento Territorial do MDA-SDT para apoi... more O trabalho examina a contribuicao do Programa de Desenvolvimento Territorial do MDA-SDT para apoio a valorizacao economica dos produtos da agricultura familiar no territorio Aguas Emendadas que reune 11 municipios dos estados de Goias e Minas Gerais e o Distrito Federal (11 regioes administrativas). Uma das prioridades das respostas tem sido o apoio a transformacao e a comercializacao dos produtos da agricultura familiar. De fato a grande maioria dos projetos financiados pelo Programa de Desenvolvimento Sustentavel dos Territorios Rurais (PDSTR) no Territorio Aguas Emendadas, e destinada ao apoio a comercializacao. O objetivo deste trabalho e avaliar a capacidade de resposta desses projetos as metas iniciais de apoio a valorizacao economica e comercializacao da producao dos agricultores familiares. A metodologia apoia-se numa pesquisa sobre a elaboracao e implementacao de sete projetos do TAE, conduzida a partir do cruzamento entre analise de documentos e arquivos e entrevistas de d...

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Research paper thumbnail of Grupos de agricultores experimentadores : O manejo local da inovação no agreste da paraiba

O trabalho apresenta as principais conclusoes de um estudo sobre a organizacao de agricultores fa... more O trabalho apresenta as principais conclusoes de um estudo sobre a organizacao de agricultores familiares do Agreste da Paraiba em termos de aprendizagem coletiva e manejo da inovacao. O objetivo era identificar o papel dos produtores e das suas organizacoes em materia de geracao, adaptacao e divulgacao da inovacao agropecuaria. A primeira parte introduz o contexto do projeto, a emergencia e o funcionamento dos grupos de agricultores experimentadores (A-E). A segunda parte apresenta as acoes de apoio a essa dinâmica. O enfoque produziu resultados positivos na escala local cem prazos curtos, mas mediante esforcos importantes em termos de recursos humanos para a formacao dos agricultores e o acompanhamento metodologico e institucional dos experimentos. A terceira parte discute dos primeiros resultados e os ensinamentos da experiencia. Qual pode ser o papel das organizacoes de produtores em materia de inovacao e, mais particularmente que funcoes as instituicoes podem assegurar junto ao...

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Research paper thumbnail of Farmer experimentation groups in north-east Brazil : The story of a partnership between smallholders' organisations and an NGO seeking to enhance agricultural innovation in the Agreste region of Paraiba State

Projeto Paraiba started in 1993. This local development programme is being carried out in partner... more Projeto Paraiba started in 1993. This local development programme is being carried out in partnership by a Brazilian NGO - AS-PTA1 - and several farmer organisations from three municipalities of the Agreste region in Paraiba State. This case study is about innovation management by smallholders in the context of this initiative. The paper will retrace how innovation management has evolved and grown to be one of the main focuses of the programme. In doing this it will analyse the methods, results and limits of a pioneering local initiative, conceived as a means to support a farmer-led innovation process. The first section will present the region and the institutional and methodological approach of Projeto Paraiba. It will focus mainly on activities that refer directly to innovation management with farmers' organisations and the birth of farmers experimentation groups (FE groups) in the Agreste region of Paraiba State. It will show how these activities, that started addressing indi...

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Research paper thumbnail of Planejamento e desenvolvimento territorial : Seminario internacional UFPB/CIRAD, 28-30 de setembro de 1999, Campina Grande PB, Brazil

Ce seminaire sur l'approche territoriale du developpement rural s'est deroule a partir de... more Ce seminaire sur l'approche territoriale du developpement rural s'est deroule a partir de travaux de groupes thematiques, de conferences, communications et posters relatifs a diverses etudes de cas. Celles-ci concernaient des travaux de recherche et d'appui au developpement, conduits au Nordeste du Bresil et en France, aux echelles locales (municipales) et regionales (micro-region et Etat local au Bresil)

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Research paper thumbnail of Agri-food activities and regional dynamics: the case of the dairying basin of Gloria (Sergipe)

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Research paper thumbnail of XIII. La agricultura familiar en Uruguay: entre dos proyectos contrapuestos

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Research paper thumbnail of Chapitre 25 - Apprentissages sociaux pour le développement territorial

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Research paper thumbnail of Multifunctionality, rural policy and governance

HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe), 2012

International audienc

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Research paper thumbnail of Food systems and territories in Brazil

HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe), Aug 26, 2022

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Research paper thumbnail of Methods for strengthening farmer innovation

HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe), 2010

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Research paper thumbnail of Water technical management vs social management in family farming systems of Brazilian Serão

HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe), 2002

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Research paper thumbnail of The Emergence of Public Policies for Family Farming in Latin America: Pathways, Trends and Prospects

HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe), Nov 1, 2014

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Research paper thumbnail of Adaptation au changement climatique dans la région semi-aride du Brésil : défis de la coordination et de la mise en oeuvre des politiques publiques

GIZ, 2021

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Research paper thumbnail of Production d'innovations en partenariat. Une expérience dans l'Agreste de la Paraiba, Brésil

La communication analyse l'evolution et les resultats des interactions entre agronome et pays... more La communication analyse l'evolution et les resultats des interactions entre agronome et paysans en matiere d'appui aux processus d'innovation au Nordeste du Bresil. Elle aborde les relations de partenariat entre agronomes et agriculteurs pour la co-construction de connaissances, de references et d'innovations, dans le cas d'un projet porte par une ONG bresilienne et les syndicats paysans de la region de l'Agreste de la Paraiba. Les auteurs examinent les methodes et dispositifs d'interaction agronome/agriculteurs forges pour assurer ces fonctions conjointes et repondre a des objectifs de recherche ou d'experimentation partages. Si la validite de ces experiences depend des dynamiques de systematisation et generalisation des resultats, les acteurs s'interrogent quant a la forme d'institutionnalisation de ces dispositifs collectifs et aux possibilites d'articulation contractuelle avec les services de recherche et de developpement, prives ou p...

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Research paper thumbnail of Oficina de troca de pesquisas sobre PSA e REDD no Brasil. Relatorio das apresentaçoes

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Research paper thumbnail of Participatory Democracy as a Structure for Opportunity and Strengthening of Sectoral Notability

Through the example of family farmers’ participation in the Regional Program for Sustainable Deve... more Through the example of family farmers’ participation in the Regional Program for Sustainable Development of Rural Areas (PDSTR), this article defends a scientific posture: open up the analysis of the participatory arenas by reintroducing them to the power relationships in policy-making. This research covers three political sociologies: the structures of political opportunity, the advocacy trajectories, and the repertoires of collective action of the participants, and policy analysis. It analyzes the institutionalization of a “hard core” of participants, characterized by their institutional advocacy and their transactional leadership, who format the policy projects from a technical and financial point of view. It also shows the constitution of an “advocacy coalition” that, in the end, defines the policy making and the contents of the PDSTR.

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Research paper thumbnail of Planification et développement des territoires. Séminaire international, 27-30 septembre 1999, Campina Grande, Brésil : Rapport final

Ce document constitue le rapport final du Seminaire International "Planification et Developp... more Ce document constitue le rapport final du Seminaire International "Planification et Developpement des Territoires" realise par le CIRAD et l'Universite Federale de la Paraiba a Campina Grande fin septembre 1999. Le seminaire portait sur l'approche territoriale du developpement rural. Il s'est deroule a partir de travaux de groupes thematiques, de conferences, communications et posters relatifs a diverses etudes de cas. Celles-ci concernaient des travaux de recherche et d'appui au developpement, conduits au Nordeste du Bresil et en France, aux echelles locales (municipales) et regionales (micro-region et Etat local au Bresil). La premiere partie du rapport traite de l'organisation et du deroulement du seminaire. La seconde presente une synthese des travaux. Un premier chapitre y introduit quelques notions concernant l'approche territoriale du developpement et la question des collectivites territoriales au Bresil. Le deuxieme chapitre est consacre aux...

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Research paper thumbnail of Políticas de Desenvolvimento Territorial Rural no Uruguai: influências de uma difusão regional

El capitulo analiza los modos de la difusion Sur-Sur en Uruguay del “modelo” brasileno de politic... more El capitulo analiza los modos de la difusion Sur-Sur en Uruguay del “modelo” brasileno de politica publica de desarrollo territorial rural (DTR). La hipotesis es que esa difusion presente una “hibridacion” de diversas modalidades de internacionalizacion de politicas: i) el enfoque de los policy-transfers; ii) la circulacion transnacional de normas mediante agencias internacionales; e, ii) la regionalizacion e la integracion regional por medio de diversos canales de la sociedad civil. El metodo asocio revision bibliografica, analisis de archivos y entrevistas de gestores, beneficiadores y mediadores de las politicas de DTR en Brasil y Uruguay. El texto esta dividido en tres partes: i) la presentacion de la politica “modelo” y del referencial teorico-metodologico movilizado, ii) una descripcion y un analisis de las modalidades de difusion sur-sur de la politica brasilena de DTR en Uruguay; iii) la discusion de los resultados a la luz de la implementacion de la politica de DTR en Urugu...

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Research paper thumbnail of Social learning for territorial development

HAL is a multi-disciplinary open access archive for the deposit and dissemination of scientific r... more HAL is a multi-disciplinary open access archive for the deposit and dissemination of scientific research documents, whether they are published or not. The documents may come from teaching and research institutions in France or abroad, or from public or private research centers. L’archive ouverte pluridisciplinaire HAL, est destinée au dépôt et à la diffusion de documents scientifiques de niveau recherche, publiés ou non, émanant des établissements d’enseignement et de recherche français ou étrangers, des laboratoires publics ou privés.

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Research paper thumbnail of Methods for strengthening farmer innovation : a glance on social appreciation of farmers' roles and abilities

Making agriculture more sustainable is a challenge, especially for family farming and peasantries... more Making agriculture more sustainable is a challenge, especially for family farming and peasantries. Their innovation and participation processes to become an agent of their own development are particularly decisive, as they are often conceived as marginalized people. Some efforts sought to address these challenges : some for supporting farmers in innovation generation, others for enabling rural people to better organize themselves and influence institutions' actions. Some studies about devices built for improving farmer innovation (Hocde, 1998; Van de Fliert & al, 2007) point out that these experiences may drive them, in some conditions, to assert themselves as protagonist actors : building of common values and visions, emergence of subjects more self-confident, taking in charge the collective interest, etc. Following these observations, we analyse effects produced by support methods for farmer innovation in Brazilian semi-arid north-east, in Agreste of Paraiba's State. How d...

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Research paper thumbnail of Limites das infraestruturas coletivas para apoio a valorização dos produtos da agricultura familiar no território Aguas Emendadas

O trabalho examina a contribuicao do Programa de Desenvolvimento Territorial do MDA-SDT para apoi... more O trabalho examina a contribuicao do Programa de Desenvolvimento Territorial do MDA-SDT para apoio a valorizacao economica dos produtos da agricultura familiar no territorio Aguas Emendadas que reune 11 municipios dos estados de Goias e Minas Gerais e o Distrito Federal (11 regioes administrativas). Uma das prioridades das respostas tem sido o apoio a transformacao e a comercializacao dos produtos da agricultura familiar. De fato a grande maioria dos projetos financiados pelo Programa de Desenvolvimento Sustentavel dos Territorios Rurais (PDSTR) no Territorio Aguas Emendadas, e destinada ao apoio a comercializacao. O objetivo deste trabalho e avaliar a capacidade de resposta desses projetos as metas iniciais de apoio a valorizacao economica e comercializacao da producao dos agricultores familiares. A metodologia apoia-se numa pesquisa sobre a elaboracao e implementacao de sete projetos do TAE, conduzida a partir do cruzamento entre analise de documentos e arquivos e entrevistas de d...

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Research paper thumbnail of Grupos de agricultores experimentadores : O manejo local da inovação no agreste da paraiba

O trabalho apresenta as principais conclusoes de um estudo sobre a organizacao de agricultores fa... more O trabalho apresenta as principais conclusoes de um estudo sobre a organizacao de agricultores familiares do Agreste da Paraiba em termos de aprendizagem coletiva e manejo da inovacao. O objetivo era identificar o papel dos produtores e das suas organizacoes em materia de geracao, adaptacao e divulgacao da inovacao agropecuaria. A primeira parte introduz o contexto do projeto, a emergencia e o funcionamento dos grupos de agricultores experimentadores (A-E). A segunda parte apresenta as acoes de apoio a essa dinâmica. O enfoque produziu resultados positivos na escala local cem prazos curtos, mas mediante esforcos importantes em termos de recursos humanos para a formacao dos agricultores e o acompanhamento metodologico e institucional dos experimentos. A terceira parte discute dos primeiros resultados e os ensinamentos da experiencia. Qual pode ser o papel das organizacoes de produtores em materia de inovacao e, mais particularmente que funcoes as instituicoes podem assegurar junto ao...

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Research paper thumbnail of Farmer experimentation groups in north-east Brazil : The story of a partnership between smallholders' organisations and an NGO seeking to enhance agricultural innovation in the Agreste region of Paraiba State

Projeto Paraiba started in 1993. This local development programme is being carried out in partner... more Projeto Paraiba started in 1993. This local development programme is being carried out in partnership by a Brazilian NGO - AS-PTA1 - and several farmer organisations from three municipalities of the Agreste region in Paraiba State. This case study is about innovation management by smallholders in the context of this initiative. The paper will retrace how innovation management has evolved and grown to be one of the main focuses of the programme. In doing this it will analyse the methods, results and limits of a pioneering local initiative, conceived as a means to support a farmer-led innovation process. The first section will present the region and the institutional and methodological approach of Projeto Paraiba. It will focus mainly on activities that refer directly to innovation management with farmers' organisations and the birth of farmers experimentation groups (FE groups) in the Agreste region of Paraiba State. It will show how these activities, that started addressing indi...

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Research paper thumbnail of Planejamento e desenvolvimento territorial : Seminario internacional UFPB/CIRAD, 28-30 de setembro de 1999, Campina Grande PB, Brazil

Ce seminaire sur l'approche territoriale du developpement rural s'est deroule a partir de... more Ce seminaire sur l'approche territoriale du developpement rural s'est deroule a partir de travaux de groupes thematiques, de conferences, communications et posters relatifs a diverses etudes de cas. Celles-ci concernaient des travaux de recherche et d'appui au developpement, conduits au Nordeste du Bresil et en France, aux echelles locales (municipales) et regionales (micro-region et Etat local au Bresil)

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Research paper thumbnail of Agri-food activities and regional dynamics: the case of the dairying basin of Gloria (Sergipe)

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Research paper thumbnail of XIII. La agricultura familiar en Uruguay: entre dos proyectos contrapuestos

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Research paper thumbnail of Chapitre 25 - Apprentissages sociaux pour le développement territorial

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Research paper thumbnail of Entre dos sueños de futuros agrarios, ¿qué política pública para la agricultura familiar y los territorios rurales en Uruguay?

En los últimos diez años Uruguay transita por la implementación de políticas pú- blicas que busca... more En los últimos diez años Uruguay transita por la implementación de políticas pú- blicas que buscan ampliar la capacidad colectiva sobre las formas de ordenamiento territorial, los recursos del Estado y las relaciones con el medio vivo. El mismo impulso produce políti- cas específicas de reconocimiento y apoyo a la agricultura familiar, como actor fundamental de un futuro rural al que se aspira, con mayor justicia y preservación de una forma de vida rural. Sin embargo, el diseño de ese proyecto compite con otra realidad de la modernización del agro, determinada por la agricultura empresarial en gran escala y la minería, donde la irrupción de grandes capitales no deja mucho espacio para la participación colectiva. El ar- tículo muestra el caso de un país pequeño, con perspectivas agropecuarias, que ha iniciado en la última década políticas específicas hacia la agricultura familiar y la descentralización, pero que tiene que coexistir con una política económica que privilegia todavía a los grandes capita- les.

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Research paper thumbnail of Sabourin E. & Gasselin P., 2014. "Accompagnement, politiques publiques" in Sourisseau J.-M. (Ed.), Agricultures familiales. Les dossiers d'Agropolis International n°19. Montpellier: Agropolis International. 49.

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Research paper thumbnail of From policy mix to policy networks: Assessing climate and land use policy interactions in Mato Grosso, Brazil

Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning, 2020

In the climate and land use fields, policy mixes are complex in terms of the levels of governance... more In the climate and land use fields, policy mixes are complex in terms of the levels of governance, actors, and roles. They consist of policy instruments that target different actors and address multiple goals across several policy sectors and levels. The analysis of these complex arrangements extends beyond purely technical efficiency criteria, as several sources of tension between instruments may be identified, such as conflicting interests, goals, and approaches to implementation. The proliferation of governance networks complicates the understanding of actors' interactions, the types of authority influencing the outcomes of policy mixes, and importance of different levels of governance. This article provides a framework to address these analytical challenges, particularly the interconnected networks of policy actors and policy instruments. It draws on polycentric governance literature to analyse how power matters in policy networks. This includes identifying distinct types of power, actors' position, and variables that explain patterns of conflict, competition, convergence, and divergence in policy choices and outcomes. The framework is applied to the climate and land use policies implemented in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil. Several methods were used to clarify these variables and to characterise policy mixes being implemented in the region, including social network analysis.

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Research paper thumbnail of Adaptação às mudanças climáticas e integração de políticas públicas no semiárido pernambucano

As projeções climáticas preveem importantes alterações nos padrões de temperatura e precipitação ... more As projeções climáticas preveem importantes alterações nos padrões de temperatura e precipitação para os biomas brasileiros. Dada a natureza intersetorial do desafio climático, abordagens mais integradas são consideradas fundamentais para reduzir a vulnerabilidade a estes eventos. Diferentes sistemas apresentam distintas sensibilidades a distúrbios e um potencial desigual de resistir e de se adaptar a estas mudanças. Neste contexto, são necessárias análises regionalizadas da formulação e da implementação das políticas de clima, incluindo as diferentes combinações de instrumentos que se materializam em cada território, as interações entre atores em diversos níveis e a mobilização de discursos e visões distintas da adaptação.
A região do semiárido pernambucano representa um importante estudo de caso no contexto das mudanças climáticas. Ainda que a ocorrência de secas represente um evento crônico nesta região, espera-se um aumento da variabilidade climática que poderá gerar uma série de impactos socioeconômicos.
A estreita relação entre os debates internacionais e as políticas nacionais de clima confirma a relevância de estudos que busquem compreender como a agenda climática e os conceitos a ela relacionados são traduzidos no Brasil, com reflexo na formulação e na implementação de políticas públicas e no discurso de atores políticos. Neste contexto, o documento contextualiza a formulação das políticas de clima e a tradução das narrativas internacionais e nacionais de adaptação às mudanças climáticas, identificando os conceitos subjacentes.
Além disso, o documento analisa as combinações de instrumentos de políticas públicas que possam contribuir para a adaptação das populações rurais e do setor agrícola aos eventos climáticos. A partir de levantamento um levantamento de iniciativas federais e estaduais executadas no estado de Pernambuco, o estudo confronta e valida, por meio de entrevistas, os programas considerados mais relevantes para a adaptação, bem como os programas com os quais estes interagem. Por fim, são identificados alguns dos fatores facilitadores e inibidores de uma implementação mais integrada dos instrumentos destinados a fortalecer as capacidades dos agricultores a se adaptarem.

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Research paper thumbnail of Adaptation au changement climatique et intégration des politiques publiques dans la région semi-aride de Pernambuco, Brésil

Les projections climatiques prévoient des changements importants dans les régimes de température ... more Les projections climatiques prévoient des changements importants dans les régimes de température et de précipitation dans les différentes écorégions brésiliennes. Compte tenu de la nature intersectorielle du défi climatique, des approches plus intégrées sont considérées comme essentielles pour réduire la vulnérabilité vis-à-vis de ces événements. Des systèmes différents présentent des sensibilités distinctes aux perturbations et un potentiel asymétrique de résistance et d'adaptation à ces changements. Dans ce contexte, des analyses régionalisées de la formulation et de la mise en oeuvre des politiques climatiques sont nécessaires, notamment en ce qui concerne les différentes combinaisons d'instruments qui se matérialisent sur chaque territoire, les interactions entre les acteurs à différents niveaux et la mobilisation de différents discours et visions de l'adaptation.
La région semi-aride de Pernambuco représente une étude de cas importante dans le contexte du changement climatique. Bien que l’ocurrence de sécheresses représente un événement chronique dans cette région, l’augmentation de la variabilité climatique constatée prélude d’une série d'impacts socio-économiques.
La relation étroite entre les débats internationaux et les politiques nationales de climat confirme la pertinence des études cherchant à comprendre comment l’agenda climatique et les concepts connexes sont traduits au Brésil. Ceci se reflète dans la formulation et la mise en oeuvre de politiques publiques et le discours des acteurs politiques. Dans ce contexte, le document contextualise la formulation des politiques climatiques et la traduction des récits internationaux et nationaux d'adaptation au changement climatique, en identifiant les concepts sous-jacents dasn les politiques fédérales et d’états fédérés.
Par ailleurs, le document analyse des combinaisons d'instruments de politique publique pouvant contribuer à l'adaptation des populations rurales et du secteur agricole aux phénomènes climatiques. Sur la base d'une analyse des initiatives mises en oeuvre dans l’Etat de Pernambuco, l'étude confronte et valide, au moyen d'entretiens, les insruments considérés les plus pertinents pour l'adaptation, ainsi que les programmes avec lesquels ils interagissent. Enfin, certains des facteurs facilitant et inhibant la mise en oeuvre plus intégrée d'instruments visant à renforcer les capacités d'adaptation des agriculteurs sont également identifiés.

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Research paper thumbnail of El escalamiento de experiencias y el rol de las políticas

paper presented in International Seminaryin Seminario internacional: Políticas públicas y desarrollo rural en América Latina: balance y perspectivas, , 2018

El escalamiento de experiencias exitosas de desarrollo rural o de desarrollo sostenible de territ... more El escalamiento de experiencias exitosas de desarrollo rural o de desarrollo sostenible de territorios rurales, como también de prácticas tecnológicas u organizacionales innovadoras, ha sido especialmente movilizada en el campo de la agricultura familiar y campesina.
Esta modalidad ha sido aplicada en los últimos años especialmente por ONGs y agencias de financiamiento del desarrollo agrícola como el FIDA o el IDRC.
Esa concepción se interesa más específicamente en la difusión por expansión/difusión o por cambio/ampliación de escala de innovaciones tecnológicas o de buenas prácticas.
En América Latina, la mayoría de los programas de monitoreo o estudio de procesos de escalamiento tienen que ver con difusión de tecnologías de producción, procesamiento de productos o manejo de recursos naturales. Ejemplo de ello son los intercambios de experiencias exitosas entre agricultores experimentadores, como el programa Campesino a Campesino y otros afines (Hocdé, 1997; Hocdé y Miranda, 2000). En años recientes han comenzado a realizarse asimismo intercambios entre organizaciones de gestión territorial al interior de un país o entre países (Foros de Desarrollo Rural Sostenible y cursos internacionales en Brasil, desde 2005; Cursos Centroamericanos en Gestión del Desarrollo Rural Territorial a partir del 2011 e intercambios entre Brasil, España y Centroamérica, entre otros).

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Research paper thumbnail of Regional diffusion of Brazilian public policies for the strengthening of family farming in Latin America and the Caribbean

in International Conference on Policy Diffusion and Cooperation São Paulo, UNIFESP 16-19/05/2018. Panel Social Policy Diffusion, 2018

The paper presents results of Transbrasil project " Dissemination of Brazilian public policies fo... more The paper presents results of Transbrasil project " Dissemination of Brazilian public policies for family farming in Latin America and the Caribbean ". The main hypothesis of the research is that the South-South cooperation reveals an "hybridization" of several forms of policy internationalization: the policy-transfers; the transnational circulation of norms and standards through international organizations; the regionalization and regional integration, especially through civil society and social movements. The research focused in two processes: the characterization of the policy models in Brazil and of the transferred policies in the recipient countries; the identification and profile characterization of the main vectors and brokers of the policy diffusion. The diffusion of the public food purchase model was studied in Colombia, Haiti and Paraguay, the diffusion of territorial policies in Argentina, El Salvador and Uruguay. The results of the study confirm the imbrication and hybridization of these three modalities of dissemination of Brazilian public policies for family farming. Official diplomacy and intergovernmental integration mechanisms are complemented by the dissemination of "bottom-up" policy models through social participation, as in the case of REAF, Via Campesina or agroecology and SAN instruments. 2

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Research paper thumbnail of Sabourin et al Brazilian policy diffusion in ALC20190509 27200 12tjt7e

. Regional diffusion of Brazilian public policies for the strengthening of family farming in Latin America and the Caribbean , 2018

The paper presents results of Transbrasil project "Dissemination of Brazilian public policies for... more The paper presents results of Transbrasil project "Dissemination of Brazilian public policies for family farming in Latin America and the Caribbean". The main hypothesis of the research is that the South-South cooperation reveals an "hybridization" of several forms of policy internationalization: the policy-transfers; the transnational circulation of norms and standards through international organizations; the regionalization and regional integration, especially through civil society and social movements. The research focused in two processes: the characterization of the policy models in Brazil and of the transferred policies in the recipient countries; the identification and profile characterization of the main vectors and brokers of the policy diffusion. The diffusion of the public food purchase model was studied in Colombia, Haiti and Paraguay, the diffusion of territorial policies in Argentina, El Salvador and Uruguay. The results of the study confirm the imbrication and hybridization of these three modalities of dissemination of Brazilian public policies for family farming. Official diplomacy and intergovernmental integration mechanisms are complemented by the dissemination of "bottom-up" policy models through social participation, as in the case of REAF, Via Campesina or agroecology and SAN instruments. 2

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Research paper thumbnail of L'agroécologie brésilienne au défi de l'émancipation paysanne / Peasant autonomy: a challenge for Braziilian agroecology

Communication aux 5èmes journées de recherches en sciences sociales

The emancipation and the autonomy of the Brazilian dominated peasantries is a topic newly revisit... more The emancipation and the autonomy of the Brazilian dominated peasantries is a topic newly revisited thanks to the recent rise of the agroecology in the country.
The paper is based on a case study in Brazil, by using an analysis framework inspired by socio-anthropology of development. It aims to assess the autonomy generated by a support methodology for peasant innovation, based on agroecology principles.

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Research paper thumbnail of Políticas públicas y agriculturas familiares en América Latina y el Caribe: nuevas perspectivas

Este documento reúne los resultados de estudios realizados en el año 2013 en once países de ALC1 ... more Este documento reúne los resultados de estudios realizados en el año 2013 en once países de ALC1 en el marco de los trabajos de la Red Políticas Públicas y Desarrollo Rural en América Latina (PP-AL). La Red PP-AL reúne a investigadores y equipos de más de 30 centros latinoamericanos y algunos europeos. El objetivo de la red es estudiar la elaboración e implementación de diversas políticas públicas para examinar sus mecanismos y sus efectos, en particular en términos de transformaciones de las dinámicas de desarrollo rural y de lucha contra las desigualdades. Las investigaciones movilizan a economistas, sociólogos, analistas en ciencia política y geógrafos por medio de proyectos comparados, bilaterales, trilaterales o en red. Buscan analizar y comparar los procesos implementados en las políticas públicas agrícolas y ambientales y en los programas de desarrollo rural o territorial en diversos países de América Latina.
El estudio buscó caracterizar dos elementos complementarios en el subcontinente latinoamericano:
i) el surgimiento de políticas públicas específicas para el sector de la AF, y
ii) la forma en que las políticas clásicas dirigidas al agro afectan a ese sector.
El documento consta de tres partes. La primera presenta un análisis transversal del conjunto de estudios de caso nacionales y la segunda parte presenta dichos estudios. La tercera ofrece una síntesis interpretativa de los aportes sobre políticas públicas para la AF derivados de los varios eventos internacionales del Año Internacional de la Agricultura Familiar (AIF) en América Latina.
La primera parte se subdivide en cuatro capítulos. El primero se refiere al contexto histórico y económico del surgimiento de las políticas públicas dedicadas a la AF en América Latina. El segundo explicita las causas del surgimiento y difusión regional de esas políticas en la década del 2000. El tercer capítulo trata sobre la diversidad de las modalidades de las políticas que afectan la AF y de las varias definiciones de la categoría meta en distintos países. El cuarto presenta una síntesis de los principales resultados y tendencias, así como de los desafíos y las perspectivas para esas políticas.
La segunda parte incluye los resúmenes de los once estudios nacionales a partir de la aplicación de una guía de análisis común que comportaba cinco bloques:

  1. el lugar de la agricultura, en especial de la AF, en la economía del país;
  2. la historia y la trayectoria de las políticas agrarias y de aquellas dirigidas a la AF;
  3. los orígenes y los vectores de esas políticas, en particular el papel de los movimientos sociales y la constitución de grupos de interés o de coalición de causa en defensa de ese tipo de agricultura;
  4. la definición de la población/categoría meta y la caracterización de los principales instrumentos de esas políticas y su financiamiento, y
  5. la evaluación pluralista de los resultados y efectos, de las perspectivas de evolución y de los principales desafíos de esas políticas.
    En la tercera parte se ofrece un balance sintético de tres eventos internacionales del AIAF en América Latina: El Encuentro Centroamericano y de República Dominicana sobre Agricultura Familiar 2014, realizado en San Salvador, El Salvador, del 24 al 26 de setiembre de 2014; la Conferencia internacional: Políticas Públicas y Agricultura Familiar en América Latina y el Caribe: Situación actual y retos para el mediano y largo plazo, celebrada en Santiago de Chile el 3 y 4 de noviembre del 2014, y el IX Fórum Internacional de Desarrollo Territorial “Agricultura Familiar: Ruralidad, Territorio y Política Pública”, efectuado en Fortaleza, Estado de Ceará, Brasil, del 18 al 21 de noviembre del 2014. Además de una síntesis interpretativa inicial de cada evento, se identificaron sus principales resultados y productos, y se realizó una valoración general con énfasis en el seguimiento e incidencia, y finalmente se abordó en forma integrada sus principales implicaciones para las políticas públicas relacionadas con la agricultura familiar.
    Complementariamente, se incorporaron en el capítulo final los principales resultados y recomendaciones relacionadas con políticas públicas para la agricultura familiar de otros eventos del AIAF, incluyendo el Foro Latinoamericano y Caribeño de Comités Nacionales del Año Internacional de la Agricultura Familiar 2014, el 10 y 11 de noviembre del mismo año; la I Reunión Ministerial sobre Agricultura Familiar de la CELAC, efectuada en Brasilia el 13 de noviembre de 2014, y el IV Coloquio Agricultura Familiar e Desenvolvimento Rural, que se llevó a cabo en Porto Alegre, Brasil, del 12 al 14 de noviembre del 2014.

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Research paper thumbnail of The Dismantling of Family Farming Policies in Brazil and Argentina

International Review of Public Policy, 2020

This article examines the recent processes of dismantling public policies oriented to promote or ... more This article examines the recent processes of dismantling public policies oriented to promote or regulate family farming in Latin America. It addresses two main questions: How and why were these policies dismantled? Drawing on Bauer et al.’s (2012) analytical framework, the article examines the modalities and stages of the process of dismantling family farming policy instruments in Brazil and Argentina. Likewise, it analyzes the process’s causes by delving into structural, contextual and institutional factors. It adopts this framework, originally developed for social policies in Europe, to analyze rural policies in Latin America. From a theoretical point of view, the study suggests the importance of analyzing the resilience of policies and themechanisms and strategies of resistance to governmental shifts as these affect the degree and direction that the process of dismantling may take.

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Research paper thumbnail of Implementação e coordenação das políticas de adaptação às mudanças climáticas no semiárido baiano e pernambucano

Working Paper INCT-Artimix, 2019

Este documento dá continuidade a uma série de estudos realizados pelo Centro de Desenvolvimento S... more Este documento dá continuidade a uma série de estudos realizados pelo Centro de Desenvolvimento Sustentável da Universidade de Brasília (CDS/UnB) e pelo Centro francês de Cooperação Internacional em Pesquisa Agronômica para o Desevolvimento (CIRAD) na região semiárida de Petrolina e Juazeiro. São analisados os fatores políticos e institucionais que influenciam a coordenação das políticas de adaptação das populações rurais do semiárido nordestino às mudanças climáticas.
O documento sintetiza uma série de artigos e relatórios, desenvolvidos a partir de documentos institucionais, entrevistas com gestores e agricultores, bem como questionários online. O texto está dividido em três seções. A primeira detalha a metodologia de coleta de dados e análise. A segunda analisa os processos de elaboração e implementação das políticas de adaptação em nível nacional e subnacional, bem como a coordenação entre instrumentos e atores envolvidos nestes processos. A terceira discute os resultados em termos de promoção da resiliência e pertinência destas políticas para promover a adaptação às mudanças climáticas no longo prazo.

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Research paper thumbnail of Unpacking the policy mix of adaptation to climate change in Brazil’s semiarid region: enabling instruments and coordination mechanisms

Climate Policy, 2020

This study analyzes the patterns of coordination of a set of policy instruments promoted by Brazi... more This study analyzes the patterns of coordination of a set of policy instruments promoted by Brazil’s National Adaptation Plan as a means of fostering climate adaptation in the rural areas of the country’s semiarid region. It combines institutional data and semi-structured interviews with policymakers to elucidate the process of implementation of these instruments, with a focus on the enabling factors and (missing) connections in the policy mix. Coordination gaps between the enabling instruments and climate adaptation instruments, caused by institutional and political factors, resulted in implementation issues and a policy mix inclined to promote social vulnerability goals rather than sustainable production and climate risk management. The analysis provides insights into the challenges of achieving a coherent policy framework. It also contributes to the policy mix literature by defining criteria for a typology of interactions between policy instruments and by unpacking the functional ties of instruments in the policy mix.

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Research paper thumbnail of Analysing complex policy problems: a critical review of the literature

International Journal of Public Policy, 2022

The governance of complex policy issues such as food security, climate change, global health, and... more The governance of complex policy issues such as food security, climate change, global health, and migration often calls for integrative approaches, as progressing in one goal may result in either synergies or tradeoffs in others. A large body of literature has addressed concerns regarding the multiple combinations of policy instruments, cross-sectoral interfaces and conflicts, governance involving a growing number of stakeholders, governance levels, and policy goals. This study presents a cross-cutting literature review of the different concepts developed to address these challenges, along with their origins, thematic focus, theoretical approaches, and recent developments, aiming to identify their points of contact and to critically analyse their strengths and research gaps. The results are expected to support the academic debate and provide a heuristic outline for research while calling for further theorisation and the development of assessment methods and case studies beyond the traditional geographic focus.
Keywords: policy integration; policy mix; nexus approach; cross-sectoral governance; multilevel governance; literature review.
DOI: 10.1504/IJPP.2022.10049345

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