February 10th, 2022 Brazil at a Crossroads: Environmental and Food Politics Under the Bolsonaro Regime
Agroecological transitions in Brazil are challenged by inequitable access to land, contested politics about how to “feed the world while cooling the planet” and high levels of uncertainty on how to adapt to changing markets, consumer dietary preferences, and climate change. Using examples from participatory research on digital agroecoloigcal certification in Brazil, I examine the potential of a new grassroots science that aims to make diverse, equitable, and sustainable agroecological landscapes legible, to support both political recognition of agroecology and solidarity networks between rural and urban communities.
