"Even Covid-19 Passed Directly”: Resistance And Resilience Of Agroecological Families In The Central Sertão Of Ceará

Abstract

The world is living in tortuous times, immersed in various social, economic, political, environmental, food crises and recently a public health crisis caused by the SARSCoV-2 virus, which cannot be considered as separate problems. Rethinking the agri-food system using an agroecological- based model presents itself as a solution for overcoming this document. The objective of this document was to analyze the strategies of resistance and resilience of sovereignty and food and nutritional security of farming families that are part of the Agroecological Farmers Network of the Central Sertão of Ceará, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Social representations were used as a methodological path, in addition to the application of questionnaires, interviews and a workshop with a focus group with farmers who are part of the Network. The results indicate that agroecology was the path of resistance and resilience adopted by families to guarantee food sovereignty and health, with the production of agroecological food for self-consumption helping to overcome hunger and food insecurity, supported by a territorialized strategy. The leading participation of women, organization and network work enabled farming families to build skills, exchange experiences and jointly build strategies to overcome the adversities they faced.