Valuation of native fruits and postcolonial thinking: a search for alternatives to development

Authors

  • Rodrigo Ozelame da Silva Universidade Federal do Paraná, Laranjeiras do Sul, PR, Brasil
  • Julian Perez-Cassarino Universidade Federal do Paraná, Laranjeiras do Sul, PR, Brasil.
  • José Edmilson de Souza-Lima Unicuritiba, Curitiba, PR, Brasil
  • Walter Steenbock UFSC, Itajaí, SC, Brasil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18472/SustDeb.v10n2.2019.22029

Keywords:

Sociobiodiversity; Agroecology; Ecology of Knowledges; Action Research.

Abstract

This research aims to identify the influence of two paradigms, namely colonial thinking and postcolonial thinking, on the valuation of native fruits, The sample was composed of six groups of farmers from the agroecology center Luta Camponesa Nucleus, which is linked to the agroecology network Rede Ecovida de Agroecologia, and the methodological procedures were based on the principles of action research. It concludes that the colonial thinking contributes to the elimination of native fruits, as a result of epistemicide, the advancement of the green revolution, and the food empires. On the other hand, the postcolonial thinking valorizes native fruits, especially through the ecology of knowledges, agroecology, and short circuits.

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Author Biographies

Rodrigo Ozelame da Silva, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Laranjeiras do Sul, PR, Brasil

Doutorando em Meio Ambiente e Desenvolvimento, PPGMADE-UFPR, Laranjeiras do Sul, PR, Brasil.

Julian Perez-Cassarino, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Laranjeiras do Sul, PR, Brasil.

Professor da Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul (UFFS). Doutor em Meio Ambiente e Desenvolvimento pela UFPR. Laranjeiras do Sul, PR.

José Edmilson de Souza-Lima, Unicuritiba, Curitiba, PR, Brasil

José Edmilson de Souza-Lima: Professor do Mestrado em Direito (UNICURITIBA). Doutor em Meio Ambiente pela UFPR. Curitiba, PR.

Walter Steenbock, UFSC, Itajaí, SC, Brasil.

Analista ambiental do Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio). Doutor em Recursos Genéticos Vegetais pela UFSC.  Itajaí, SC.

Published

2019-08-31

How to Cite

Silva, R. O. da, Perez-Cassarino, J., Souza-Lima, J. E. de, & Steenbock, W. (2019). Valuation of native fruits and postcolonial thinking: a search for alternatives to development. Sustainability in Debate, 10(2), 96–124. https://doi.org/10.18472/SustDeb.v10n2.2019.22029

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