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The Poor Prole’s Almanac

Championing Food Sovereignty: Agroecology and Rural Resilience with Dr. Peter Rosset

The Poor Prole’s Almanac

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5761 Ratings

🗓️ 29 July 2024

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Join us as we welcome the insightful Dr. Peter Rosset, an esteemed agroecologist and activist embedded in the heart of Central America. Dr. Rosset brings his wealth of experience with La Via Campesina—a formidable global social movement uniting over 200 million rural families—to our discussion. Together, we dissect the pivotal role this movement plays in championing indigenous rights and food sovereignty while defending nature, rural life, and equitable access to land. Contrast the principles of agroecology with the entrenched norms of industrial agriculture, and explore how harmonious, socially just farming practices can resist the tide of agribusiness and revitalize rural landscapes, particularly in the Global South. Our exploration extends into the political undercurrents that have shaped agricultural revolutions in Latin America, influenced by historic movements like the Vietnam War and Black Power Movement. Discover the journey of a politically-engaged individual whose technical support during the Nicaraguan revolution and subsequent experiences across Latin America underscore the complexities of fostering ethical agricultural systems. Learn practical ways to support farm workers, indigenous land claims, and family farmers in the U.S. Finally, we turn our focus to Cuba, where innovative agricultural practices, such as urban organopanicos and the campesino-to-campesino model, emerged from necessity and now stand as beacons of sustainable food production. Reflect on Cuba's lessons of ecological resilience and social equity, crucial as we confront the challenges posed by climate change.   For sources and to read more about this subject, visit: www.agroecologies.org    To support this podcast, join our patreon for early episode access at https://www.patreon.com/poorprolesalmanac For PPA Writing Content, visit: www.agroecologies.org For PPA Restoration Content, visit: www.restorationagroecology.com For PPA Merch, visit: www.poorproles.com For PPA Native Plants, visit: www.nativenurseries.org To hear Tomorrow, Today, our sister podcast, visit: www.tomorrowtodaypodcast.org/   Agroecology, La Via Campesina, Indigenous Rights, Food Sovereignty, Nature, Rural Life, Land Access, Industrial Agriculture, Global South, Political Undercurrents, Agricultural Revolutions, Latin America, Vietnam War, Black Power Movement, Ethical Agricultural Systems, Farm Workers, Indigenous Land Claims, Family Farmers, Cuba, Urban Organoponicos, Campesino-to-Campesino Model, Ecological Resilience, Social Equity, Climate Change, Sustainable Food Production

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0:00.0

Welcome back. This is Andy, and this is the Port Pearls Almanac.

0:18.8

Today we're joined by Dr. Peter Rossett, an agroecologist and activist

0:23.4

based in Central America. Peter holds a number of titles. As a global alternatives associate at

0:29.4

Sensa, the Center for the Study of Rural Change in Mexico, he's also the co-coordinator of the

0:34.8

Land Research Action Network. He's a visiting research scientist

0:38.4

at the University of Michigan, a faculty member at EcoSUR Advanced Studies and Institute in Chappas, Mexico,

0:45.4

and Cape's visiting professor in the Geography Department of the Universidad Federal de Chera,

0:51.1

the UFC in Brazil. Having spent the past three decades fighting for indigenous sovereignty and specifically food sovereignty,

0:59.7

we jump into the role La Via Campesina and agroecology play in our fight against global capital and climate change.

1:06.8

This is a really inspiring discussion and one that I think helps us frame up the recent episode on agroecology and what that looks like in practice.

1:16.8

I highly, highly recommend Peter's book and much of his writing, which highlights what ground up people-centered food systems can look like and gives us some tools for a way forward.

1:27.2

Listen in and let us know what you think.

1:34.0

Peter, thanks so much for coming on.

1:36.0

So you're involved in a number of different things.

1:39.1

The big one I think that folks listening are probably most familiar with is Lavia Campesina.

1:43.9

Now, for folks that are

1:45.0

unfamiliar, could you give us like a really quick rundown on the organization? Yeah, the Via Campesina

1:50.1

is a global social movement that's made up of mostly national organizations of family farmers,

1:57.6

peasants, farm workers, indigenous people, rural women, rural youth, and other people

2:04.1

who live in rural areas and more than 80 countries in the world. And it's very big because

2:11.1

those organizations, when taken together, more than 200 million rural families around the world,

2:17.1

that means that Via Campesina, after the big

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