About

In May 2019, the research group  MITE2 coordinated by Prof. Sara Magalhães, started the participatory project Caravana Agroecologica, that aims at bringing together producers, consumers and researchers through agroecology. In this co-construction a set of multidisciplinary teams, whose knowledge complements each other, participate through a bottom-up approach. Currently it is developing five initiatives: Farmers Open Days, promote proximity consumption from sustainable agricultural practices; Agroecological Vegetable Gardens, create a community among people involved in urban gardens, from school vegetable  gardens to community gardens; Caravan Routes, strengthen agroecology networks and communities in Portugal, taking representatives from various areas of society to visit agroecological experiences nationally; Caravana na Rádio, consists on the production of sections and shows in local radio stations that address agroecology-related issues; Public Policies, consists on facilitatig focus groups that comment on and discuss agroecology-related issues during public consultation.

Principles

Union
Bringing together as a community, farmers who feel isolated.
Transversality
Interaction between farmers, consumers, researchers, institutions and social movements.
Collective Participation
​Co-constructing plural and inclusive knowledge.
Food Sovereignty
​Reserving to each community the right to define its food and agricultural systems.
Respect for the Other
​Recognize the diversity of knowledge and cultures.
Respect for Nature
​Regenerate, conserve and protect natural resources.

Objectives

Substantiate
​Establishing the concept of agroecology in a participatory manner.
Know
​Accompany and study agroecological experiences.
Share
​Present and disseminate good agroecological practices.
Co-construct
​Facilitate participative processes for public policies that support agroecology in Portugal.
Strengthen
​Promote resilience among networks and communities.
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