Event in Brasilia discusses agroecology, protection of territories and inclusion of 28 sectors of traditional communities
The construction of public policies for Brazilian food systems opened the debates of the sectoral stage of the 3rd National Conference on Sustainable and Solidarity Rural Development, in Brasilia. At the center of the process is an agroecological transformation that is able to face climate change and promote social justice and well-being in rural territories. 28 sectors of traditional peoples and communities participate in the event.
According to Samuel Carvalho, Condraf’s executive secretary (National Council for Sustainable and Solidarity Development), the conference, which has as its theme Brazil Rural, Root of Life, Source of Good LivingIt wants to show that it is in rural territories that are all living conditions, biodiversity and will guarantee life, including in cities.
“It is in rural that we are valuing and prioritizing the importance of being able to produce food, to develop in harmony with the environment, the recovery of biomes, including to ensure safety about food for the country.”says.
Andirobeiros, always vivid flowers, caatinga, caiçaras, mangaba pickers, gypsies, background communities and pasture closure, extractivists, jackets, geners, isqueans, panties, artisanal fishermen, piaçavers, pomeranos, terreiro peoples, coco crashs, cocoons Babaçu, quilombolas, retirers, riverside, rubber tappers, ebb and city councilors work in the construction of 30 proposals to be taken to the debates of the national stage in March 2026.
According to the coordinator of the Interstate Movement of Babaçu do Maranhão, Pará, Piauí and Tocantins, Maria Alaídes Alves, although the debates occur guided by thematic axes, there are old demands of traditional peoples that deserve attention.
“One of the main demands is the protection of people’s territories and bodies. When I speak of the bodies, it is because we need safety of these bodies, both in the health and climate issue, and also against the violence that happens by the invaders of the territories.”he explains.
For the national representative of the network of traditional peoples and communities in Brazil, Taata Kommannanjy, public policies need to be well built, but they also need to reach everyone.
“Our proposal is about agriculture, about territories and about the visibility of our community. It is not just the visibility of a community. That is of the 28 categories, because there is a lot of talk of two and 3, and the rest is not heard, it is not seen, pretends that it is not.defends.
The Sectoral Conference of Traditional Peoples and Communities is the 2nd of 3 that will occur before the preparatory territorial stages for the National Conference. The 1st meeting dealt with the transverse axis autonomy and emancipation of youth and rural succession.
“We have sought to achieve as much territories as possible to be able to have this representativeness taken to state conferences, and we are also in the effort to ensure that they have state conferences in the 27 states of the Federation. We are moving to this goal by the end of the year.”said Samuel Carvalho.
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