CRPR Seminar - Alexandre de Azevedo Olival and Andrezza Spexoto: Strategies for strengthening family-based agriculture in the Brazilian Amazon
In this activity, members of the Ouro Verde Institute, a non-governmental organisation that has been working for more than 20 years in the agricultural frontier region of the Brazilian Amazon, will present the conceptual bases, strategies, impacts and main challenges for strengthening family-based agriculture and the agroecological transition of production systems in this region.
| A Centre for Rural Policy Research seminar | |
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| Date | 14 May 2025 |
| Time | 10:45 to 12:15 |
| Place | IAIS Building/LT1 |
Event details
Abstract
Strategies for strengthening family-based agriculture in the Brazilian Amazon
Wednesday 14th May 1045-1215, LT1 IAS Building* (*please note change from usual venue) or Via Teams. Please contact CRPR@exeter.ac.uk for the link to Teams.
Alexandre de Azevedo Olival and Andrezza Spexoto
In this activity, members of the Ouro Verde Institute, a non-governmental organisation that has been working for more than 20 years in the agricultural frontier region of the Brazilian Amazon, will present the conceptual bases, strategies, impacts and main challenges for strengthening family-based agriculture and the agroecological transition of production systems in this region. Special emphasis will be placed on strategies for building agroecological knowledge in a shared way with farmers and how to implement innovations in this context.
Affiliations: Alexandre and Andrezza founded the (translation: Green Gold Institute) - an NGO working with small scale, family farmers to implement agroforestry and silvopastoral systems and carry out related research on environmental and climate impacts and adaptation. , Alta Floresta, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
Carolyn Petersen, based at CRPR, has collaborated with Alexandre and Andrezza (along with Toby Pennington, UoE Geography) since 2020, including on a .
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Investigating the contributions of women’s agroforestry activities to renegotiating gender equality and food security in Brazil A new project led by Professor Toby Pennington, 内射大奶, and partners from the Instituto Ouro Verde (IOV) sites.exeter.ac.uk |
Location:
IAIS Building/LT1