Advances and obstacles in public policies for women farmers: approaches between Brasil and Mexico

• Grant number: 14/19440-3
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Master's degree
• Start date: November 01, 2014
• End date: January 31, 2015
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - Geography - Human Geography
• Principal Investigator: Rosangela Aparecida de Medeiros Hespanhol
• Grantee: Larissa Araújo Coutinho de Paula
• Supervisor: Gisela Espinosa Damián
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia (FCT). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Presidente Prudente. Presidente Prudente , SP, Brazil
• Institution abroad: Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Xochimilco (UAM Xochimilco), Mexico
• Associated to the scholarship: 13/03647-5 - Contributions and limitations of public policies for the strengthening of women farmers: the Organization of Women of Toucan Settlement (OMAT) case in Euclides da Cunha Paulista (SP), BP.MS

Abstract

The proposed research aims at making a comparative study between public policies for farmers in Mexico and Brazil, analyzing from the formulation, execution and (positive and negative) impact on the lives of women who participate in these policies. Seeks to further understand what have been the contributions and reviews of institutional sectors, non-governmental organizations and social movements over those policies. To achieve the goals outlined is proposed as methodological procedures, in addition to literature review of topics that underlie the problem, collection and systematization of data from secondary sources and conducting thematic interviews with representatives of government agencies, NGOs and social movements in localities near the Xochimilco (Mexico. (AU)