Multiple pathways for agrifood sustainable transitions: organizations on family farmers in Southern Brazil

Preiss, Potira Viegas, Schneider, Sergio, Marsden, Terry ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0503-2039, Deponti, Cidonea Machado, Sehn, Wandoir and Vigolo Lourenço, Andréia 2025. Multiple pathways for agrifood sustainable transitions: organizations on family farmers in Southern Brazil. Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems 10.1080/21683565.2025.2520613

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Abstract

There are multiple ways of thinking about the transition to sustainable agri-food systems. Current theoretical approaches to such transitions have focused either on macro-analytical issues, such as food regimes as a world-historical process, or on micro-analytical aspects, by considering the individual features of the actors who mobilize their own transitions, on a local scale. Based on a case study in the Vale do Rio Pardo region, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, we present evidence that agroecological transitions comprise a multi-stakeholder, multidimensional, and non-linear process, as well as the political dimension that must be taken into account. Based on this, we propose ways to situate sustainable agri-food transitions in multiple and interrelated analytical dimensions at the territorial level. Research findings confirm the importance of in-loco solutions and innovations that facilitate family farmer autonomy for farm management and social action. At the same time, they reinforce the important role of the state in these processes, by fostering transition through steady initiatives and robust investments.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	In Press
Schools:	Schools > Geography and Planning (GEOPL)
Publisher:	Taylor and Francis Group
ISSN:	2168-3565
Last Modified:	16 Jul 2025 10:15
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/179863

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