The Forest Oils and Butters Value Chain: Contributions to Sociobiodiversity and Economy in the Lower Amazon (PA).

• Grant number: 25/11226-7
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate (Direct)
• Start date: July 01, 2025
• End date: June 30, 2029
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - Sociology - Other specific Sociologies
• Principal Investigator: Celia Regina Tomiko Futemma
• Grantee: Fernanda Pivato Sugahara
• Host Institution: Núcleo de Estudos e Pesquisas Ambientais (NEPAM). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 21/10805-2 - LINKAGES: local and Indigenous knowledge for Amazonian grounded (bio)economy, AP.TEM

Abstract

The bioeconomy is a contested concept, used in distinct ways according to different sociopolitical contexts. In the environmental sphere, the term "socio-bioeconomy" describes those initiatives based on the livelihoods and knowledge of traditional communities that simultaneously preserve and use local resources of biodiversity.This project aims to analyze the value chains of forest oils and butters in the Lower Amazon region, addressing production, processing, commercialization, and associated ecosystem services. This research will be conducted in collaboration with ACOSPER (Cooperativa dos Trabalhadores Agroextrativistas do Oeste do Pará) and the Saúde e Alegria Project, in Santarém, PA, and its surrounding areas. ACOSPER is a cooperative formed by local communities of small-scale farmers and forest farmers. The study seeks to strengthen these value chains, contributing to sustainable and inclusive local economies through the co-production of knowledge among rural communities and partners, both national and international. (AU)