Agroecology in the Brazilian Government Agenda: Developments between 2011 and 2014

Abstract

Since 2003, in Brazil, the agroecological perspective is present in punctual public policies of the federal government. In 2012, with a convergent action of the agroecological movement and the organic production, it was created the National Policy for Agroecology and Organic Production. This article presents a reconstruction of the process, while highlighting involved actors, as well as their demands and interests, ideas, and main forums. Despite its limitations and conflicts, the PNAPO is a benchmark and a political achievement, having insured the agroecological agenda in the public policies inter-related to rural development, food sovereignty, and the human right to adequate food