Agri-food markets developed by socioterritorial movements: a comparative analysis between Brazil and United Kingdom

• Grant number: 22/12318-4
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Doctorate
• Start date: May 10, 2023
• End date: November 09, 2023
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - Geography - Human Geography
• Principal Investigator: Bernardo Mançano Fernandes
• Grantee: Angela dos Santos Machado
• Supervisor: Antonio Augusto Rossotto Ioris
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia (FCT). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Presidente Prudente. Presidente Prudente , SP, Brazil
• Institution abroad: Cardiff University, Wales
• Associated to the scholarship: 20/14998-7 - THE FORMATION OF PEASANT MARKETS BY THE MST IN BRAZIL (2003-2020), BP.DR

Abstract

This research project proposes a comparative study between two socio-territorial movements that comprise the Via Campesina: the Ladless Workers Movement (MST), from Brazil, and the Land Worker's Alliance (LWA), from United Kingdom. Both movements are socio-territorial, as the appropriation of space is vital for the achievement of their political goals. The research aims to understand how these movements create alternative markets seeking to balance the need for peasant income and the demand for healthy food in urban centres. We seek to compare the different realities experienced by the movements, as well as the challenges, limitations and possibilities of creating new markets. To achieve these objectives, we will carry out bibliographical research, fieldwork and systematisation of quantitative and qualitative data. We hope that the research will demonstrate the potentialities of food markets led by socio-territorial movements. (AU)