A agricultura e a cidade: a atuação de duas organizações internacionais no campo da agricultura urbana

Abstract

Urban Agriculture is a theme that has been attracting more and more interest, either at universities or at international development agencies. In this dissertation I undertake a case study on the actions of two international organizations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and International Development Research Centre (IDRC) on the subject. I follow the development and establishment of three Programs: Cities Feeding People (IDCR), Food for the Cities e Growing Greener Cities (FAO). I demonstrate how the discourse of these organizations about urban agriculture is created and how it can only be understood within their positioning about ecology And how this discourse is linked to another discourse, the discourse of Modernization Ecological, which in turn proposes the reconciliation between "economic growth" and environmental preservation through the mediation of technology. Finally, I point out that although there is a discourse on urban agriculture within the terms of the neoliberalization process of Society, this did not prevent the emergence of alternative discourses and pratices.