Family Farming, Women Farmers' Movements, and the right to food

Building an Ecology of Human Rights

Abstract

https://doi.org/10.1590/2179-8966/2024/86277i

This article examines the complexity of hunger, arguing that it transcends mere food
scarcity by involving issues of access, distribution, and the sustainability of food systems.
Using an interdisciplinary approach, the study highlights the importance of family farming
in mitigating food insecurity. The research focuses on understanding why social
movements linked to family farming, including the Women Farmers' Movement that
adopts sustainable practices, do not receive the same incentives as Agribusiness. The
study's methodology is based on bibliographic and documentary reviews, employing
Niklas Luhmann's System Theory and Raffaele De Giorgi's Human Rights Ecology to
analyze food production within these two contrasting systems: family farming and
agribusiness. This analysis offers a broad perspective on the interactions between human
rights, family farming, and sustainability, highlighting the need for more inclusive and fair
public policies that recognize and value sustainable practices as viable development
models for the Amazon.
Keywords: Family farming; Human Rights; Hunger.