Producting to eat and sell: a peasant strategy for food security and sovereignty

Abstract

This article approaches the socioeconomic dimension of a set of ecologically based experiences,
which were developed by peasant families located in a rural settlement in region from
Pernambuco – Brazil called “Zona da Mata” (“Wood Zone”). These peasant families participated
of the research project called “Plantar, Colher, Comer” (“Seed, Harvest, Feed”), that was
supported by MCTI – CNPq/MDS-SAGI, Edict Nº. 24/2013. As results, the research presents
products of ecological basis being marketed in short circuits, as well as impacts to the security
and local food sovereignty. We demonstrate that new peasant strategies to commercialization
of their products constitute a mark to strengthen agroecology and social reproduction of the
families. The elaboration of this article was supported on technical report from the mentioned
research project, focusing on the socioeconomic axis that concerns to the agroindustrialization,
commercialization and improvement of the peasant family income.