Brazil
-
Activism and stories around agroecology and climate justice for new ways to inhabit the planet
CASAS’ member Bruno Prado has published this article with Helena Lopes in Global Environment. Abstract: This paper examines how activism on agroecology in Brazil contributes to climate justice by responding to climate change through territorially grounded practices. Drawing on empirical stories, it shows how agroecological movements develop locally situated strategies that address the social and…
-
Who is who in CASAS: Bruno Prado
Bruno Prado is a Ph.D. candidate in the Graduate Program in Social Sciences in Development, Agriculture and Society (CPDA) at the Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ). He works as programme coordinator in AS-PTA Agroecology and Family Farming and is a member of the Working Group in Climate Justice & Agroecology within the…
-
Digital geographies and agriculture 4.0 in the Varginha-mg intermediate geographic region: the digital divide in rural areas
CASAS’ member Estevan Coca has published this article in Portuguese with Adriano Pereira Santos & Rodrigo Giacopini in GEOgraphia. Abstract: With the advent of the 4th Industrial Revolution, the countryside faces the so-called Agriculture 4.0. A broad set of innovations such as artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, drones, sensors, and so on have been…
-
MST’s Arvoredo app: Family farmers and grassroots environmental data-driven governance in Brazil
CASAS’ member Estevan Coca and his colleague Ricardo Barbosa Jr. have published this article in Environment and Planning E: Nature and Space. Abstract: The pervasive use of digital technologies in agriculture has drawn substantial critical attention, predominantly focusing on how industrial agriculture leverages digital tools and services to exert control and maximize profits across food…