Emerging responses to the COVID-19 crisis from family farming and the agroecology movement in Latin America - A rediscovery of food, farmers and collective action.

ABSTRACT:

Context

In Latin America, the so-called informal sector associated with family farming and the agroecology movements were instrumental at coping with and adapting to the COVID-19 challenges.

Objective

To assess the nature and extent of the early initiatives (first three months) deployed by this informal sector to cope with and adapt to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on food production and consumption in several countries of the region.

Methods

We used key used informant consultation (n = 168), an online survey (n = 125) and the detailed characterisation of regional case studies (n = 4). Textual data was analysed and categorised using Reinert's method, combined with similarity analysis.

Results and conclusions

65% of the initiatives were 'local' in terms o

SUBMITTER: Tittonell P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9759627 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature