Agroecologia e mulheres: protagonismo feminino na agroecologia no Planalto e Alto Uruguai do Rio Grande do Sul (1985-2019)

Abstract

Human nutrition, the consumption of healthy food, free from contamination by pesticides is a concern of part of the population, as well as the consequences to the environment due to food production. Women have always been present in historical processes, however their protagonism has been denied for centuries. This study is within the Line of Research of Population Settlement, Agriculture and Environment and presents a study about the feminine protagonism in Agroecology in the Planalto and Alto Uruguai region - State of Rio Grande do Sul, in the Ecovida Agroecological Network. The methodology used in this research was a quantitative and qualitative analysis though written documents and materials produced by the entities that work in the field and interviews with local women. Thirteen interviews were conducted from semi-structured scripts with farmers, researchers, technicians, Rural Extensionists, and Agricultural Engineers who work on entities promoting Agroecology, along with the analysis of the documents.This study concluded that women are present in all stages that involve Agroecology by choosing this format of agriculture, from production with all tasks that involve them to commercialization, in entities and in the scientific research.