Farmers’ market is a phenomenon that represents an alternative model of production, commercialization and consumption in contrast with the global dynamics of monocultural-oriented production and supermarket commercialization. This model usually defined in the theory as a space based in the small-scale, territorialised, family and proximity-based agriculture, can be potentially transformative and foster dynamics of food sovereignty and agroecological transition depending on its interconnections with the socioenvironmental context. The case of Tenerife, as in the other Canary Islands, is paradigmatic due to the high number of farmers' markets that still exist today in comparison with the decline and disappearance that are experiencing worldwide, as well as the significant presence of farmers who are opting for a more economically, socially and environmentally friendly way of producing and commercializing their products. The main research question is if farmers’ market are drivers for agroecological transition and food governance. In accordance with the interrelation between the different spheres of production-commercialization-consumption, the main goal of the research is analyse the current state of agroecological transition on the island of Tenerife in the three dimensions and/or scales that make up agroecology: in the ecological-productive dimension analysing the agroecological production at farm level, in the socio-cultural dimension analysing governance and consumption in the farmers' markets, and the socio-political dimension with an approximation to the public policies in force in the agricultural sphere. Therefore, fieldwork is currently being carried out to answer the research question exposed, using qualitative (semi-structured interviews, informal conversations and observation) and quantitative (geo-referencing and statistics) methods. In brief, it is expected that the results of this research will determine the current state of agroecological transition on the island of Tenerife, analysing the role of short food supply chains models in promoting this change towards a fairer, more sustainable and resilient model.
Los mercadillos de agricultor son un espacio que representa un modelo alternativo de producción, comercialización y consumo frente a la dinámica globalista de producción en monocultivo y de comercialización en supermercados. Este modelo definido en la teoría por su vínculo con la agricultura de pequeña escala, familiar, territorializada y de proximidad, es potencialmente transformador y puede favorecer dinámicas de soberanía alimentaria y de transición agroecológica, aunque su éxito depende de las conexiones que genere con su entorno. El caso de Tenerife, como en el resto de las islas Canarias, es paradigmático por el alto número de mercadillos de agricultor que subsisten en la actualidad en comparación con la desaparición que están experimentando en otros lugares, así como también por la importante presencia de agricultores que están apostando por una forma de producir y comercializar más favorable económica, social y ambientalmente. La pregunta de investigación que nos guía es si los mercadillos de agricultor funcionan como impulsores de transición agroecológica y de gobernanza alimentaria. Acorde con la interrelación entre las distintas esferas de producción-comercialización-consumo, el objetivo principal es analizar el estado actual de transición agroecológica en la isla de Tenerife en sus tres dimensiones: la ecológico-productiva a escala de fincas, la sociocultural con un análisis de la gobernanza en los mercadillos de agricultor, y la sociopolítica con una aproximación a las políticas públicas vigentes. Para responder a la pregunta de investigación planteada se ha realizado un trabajo de campo mediante métodos cualitativos (entrevistas semi-estructuradas, conversaciones informales y observación) y cuantitativos (georreferenciación y estadística). En definitiva, se espera que los resultados de esta investigación determinen el estado actual de transición agroecológica en la isla de Tenerife, analizando el papel de los modelos alternativos de comercialización alimentaria para fomentar un cambio hacia un modelo más justo, sostenible y resiliente.
Mercadillos de agricultor en Tenerife: soberanía alimentaria y transición agroecológica
HUGUET GENE, JULIA
2023/2024
Abstract
Farmers’ market is a phenomenon that represents an alternative model of production, commercialization and consumption in contrast with the global dynamics of monocultural-oriented production and supermarket commercialization. This model usually defined in the theory as a space based in the small-scale, territorialised, family and proximity-based agriculture, can be potentially transformative and foster dynamics of food sovereignty and agroecological transition depending on its interconnections with the socioenvironmental context. The case of Tenerife, as in the other Canary Islands, is paradigmatic due to the high number of farmers' markets that still exist today in comparison with the decline and disappearance that are experiencing worldwide, as well as the significant presence of farmers who are opting for a more economically, socially and environmentally friendly way of producing and commercializing their products. The main research question is if farmers’ market are drivers for agroecological transition and food governance. In accordance with the interrelation between the different spheres of production-commercialization-consumption, the main goal of the research is analyse the current state of agroecological transition on the island of Tenerife in the three dimensions and/or scales that make up agroecology: in the ecological-productive dimension analysing the agroecological production at farm level, in the socio-cultural dimension analysing governance and consumption in the farmers' markets, and the socio-political dimension with an approximation to the public policies in force in the agricultural sphere. Therefore, fieldwork is currently being carried out to answer the research question exposed, using qualitative (semi-structured interviews, informal conversations and observation) and quantitative (geo-referencing and statistics) methods. In brief, it is expected that the results of this research will determine the current state of agroecological transition on the island of Tenerife, analysing the role of short food supply chains models in promoting this change towards a fairer, more sustainable and resilient model.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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