Ecological transitions within agri-food systems: a Franco-Brazilian comparison

Claire Lamine (1) , Gilles Maréchal (2) , Moacir Darolt (3)

1 ECODEVELOPPEMENT - Unité de recherche d'Écodéveloppement
2 ESO - Espaces et Sociétés
3 IAPAR - Instituto Agronômico do Parana

In this paper, four French and Brazilian case studies of transitions paths towards a greening of farming and food systems are compared. The methodology is a transitions approach, both systemic and pragmatic. The main guideline follws the emergence and evolution over time of past and current initiatives emerging from the public and private sectors, as well as in the civil society. The roles of civil society and public authorities, quite different in Brazil and France as drivers towards transition, are discussed. The quality of the linkiages kept along time by local players is key to understand the sustainability of the transition process.

Mots clés: Networks of actors; Transition; Brazil; Agri-food systems; France

Domaines: Economies et finances; Sociologie; Etudes de l'environnement

Claire Lamine, Gilles Maréchal, Moacir Darolt. Ecological transitions within agri-food systems: a Franco-Brazilian comparison. 8th AESOP-Sustainable Food Planning Conference, AESOP, Nov 2017, Coventry, United Kingdom. ⟨halshs-01579748⟩