Abrimos esta apresentação do mais recente número da Retratos de Assentamentos (o primeiro volume da edição 28) refletindo sobre o que, na obra do mais lírico dos pensadores de Frankfurt, ficou conhecido como o fenômeno da condensação dos tempos – uma ruptura da linearidade histórica em prol de uma reapropriação crítica de eventos passados, sobretudo momentos de crise (“apropriar-se... no instante de um perigo”). Tal reflexão nos foi estimulada justamente pelo tempo presente e suas...

The participation of settled women in agrarian reform extends beyond domestic work, encompassing productive organization and the pursuit of economic autonomy. This study investigates productive organizations of settled women in Brazil's agrarian reform settlements that are dedicated to food processing for commercialization. The methodology employed is a systematic literature review, classified as a metasynthesis, based on the analysis of 23 carefully selected national studies, which were...

This work aims to analyze the role of women in the struggle for land in the Sustainable Development Project Settlement – ​​PDS, Porto Seguro, located in the southeastern mesoregion of Pará, in the municipality of Marabá. The research will reflect on the forms of resistance to staying on the land and the agroecological practices carried out by women as formal work that contributes financially to supporting the family. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews carried out with...

This work is part of studies developed in the doctorate, in which I sought to reflect theoretically on how a group of women from the Monte Alegre Settlement in Araraquara/SP, producers of medicinal plants and spices, fit into the structure of economic rationality and dualistic thinking (economic development X nature conservation, male domination X female emancipation, conventional medicine X traditional medicine), negatively impacting human and environmental relations. In this context, the...

This paper performs a critical analysis of AgroResidência, an Agricultural Professional Residency Program established by the federal government between 2020 and 2022, aimed at students and recent graduates of courses related to the area of agricultural sciences. It is not a new proposal. In 2004, the federal government had already created a Residency Program called Agrarian Residency, focusing on family farming. The work is based on the experience of participation in the two programs and...

Brazil has one of the biggest dairy herds worldwide, reaching 6° place in milk production. As a consequence, great amounts of manure with high energy potential through biodigester conversion are generated due to the size of the herd. The usage of that manure could become a viable option both environmentally and economically once the bad management of this type of solid waste can cause damage to soil, air and water. The research was carried out in a dairy farm with 126 lactating animals...

The research proposed to answer the following question: How does COPERJUNHO's organic production and its organizational form promote agroecology in its rural areas, based on an Agrarian Reform settlement? Thus, this research aimed to analyze the potential of COPERJUNHO's organic production and its organizational processes that boost Agroecology in its rural areas, as a way of understanding local markets, how they are inserted, verifying the existence of a minimum foundation for the...

This paper examines concepts in Rural Education and Environmental Education practices through a case study and participant observation within the Terra e Raiz Agrarian Nucleus (NATRA) at the Leonor Mendes de Barros Municipal School, located in the 17 de Abril Settlement in Restinga, São Paulo, Brazil. It discusses the significance of rural education for settled communities, emphasizing education as an essential tool for social transformation and strengthening rural identity. Furthermore, the...

Rural extension in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, has increasingly relied on the involvement of multilateral agencies to develop initiatives aimed at supporting local farmers. This process began in the 1990s with the implementation of the ‘Programa Microbacias Hidrográficas’, which was managed by the Coordenadoria de Assistência Técnica Integral (CATI), the state agency responsible for coordinating and executing rural extension services. The program received co-financing from the World...

As part of the Barra Sustainable Development Program (PDS), in the municipality of Ribeirão Preto, the Mario Lago Rural Settlement is an agroecological settlement with prominent agroforestry production. In this settlement, the construction of agroecological knowledge began in the years of occupation of the area in the early 2000s, when its settlers promoted discussions that influenced land use policies and, consequently, supported successive pedagogical processes for the realization of its...

Environmental regularization in agrarian reform settlements represents one of the main challenges for the consolidation of a rural development model that reconciles social justice, ecological preservation and legal compliance. Given this scenario, this study seeks to verify the situation of the implementation of settlements regarding the preservation and recovery of Permanent Preservation Areas (APPs) and Legal Reserves (RLs), comparing the level of compliance with environmental legislation...

This study analyzes the land regularization of Traditional Peoples and Communities (PCT) territories in Amazonas State, Brazil, with a focus on the mobilization of the Amazonas Dialogue Forum (FDA) since 2012. Through the FDA, civil society organizations have collaborated with the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office to secure recognition and regularization of these territories via Real Right of Use Concession Contracts (CCDRU). The study highlights significant progress, such as the concession...

The interpretation of the agrarian question from the perspective of class struggle was, throughout the 20th century, associated with the most hegemonic Marxist perspectives, which predicted an eventual destruction of traditional social relations of production. And the predominance of these theories in progressive sectors would assume a greater complication in some areas, and the fact that the climate crisis caused and accelerated by capitalist production came to give a new dynamic to this...