Banca de DEFESA: ELIDA CASSANDRA DE SOUZA TEIXEIRA

Uma banca de DEFESA de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : ELIDA CASSANDRA DE SOUZA TEIXEIRA
DATE: 24/07/2025
TIME: 09:00
LOCAL: Google Meet
TITLE:

EthnoknowledgeandconservationofCreoleseeds in thestateof Rio Grande do Norte: (re)existencesandancestries

KEY WORDS:

Creoleseeds; Traditionalknowledge; Peasantautonomy; Cultural resistance.

PAGES: 92
BIG AREA: Ciências Agrárias
AREA: Agronomia
SUMMARY:

The valorizationoftraditionalknowledgehasbeenhighlighted in theliterature as a strategic path topromotesustainability. In thiscontext, practicesofconservationofnativeseeds stand out, consideredessential for the social reproductionoftraditionalpopulationsand for environmentalconservation. The presentstudyaimstoinvestigatethetraditionalknowledgeinvolved in theconservationofnativeseeds in sevenCitizenshipTerritoriesof Rio Grande do Norte. Tothisend, in its firstpart, a systematicreviewoftheliteratureonnativeseedswascarried out, withtheaimofidentifyingthepredominantelements in theacademicproductiononthesubject; then, theresultsoffieldresearchwerepresented, carried out as partoftheproject In searchoftheseedsthat color thesemi-aridregion: Identification, characterizationandmappingofnativeseeds in theCitizenshipTerritoriesof Rio Grande do Norte, developedby UFRN, withtheaimofanalyzingthepracticesofconservationand management ofnativeseedsadoptedbyfamilyfarmers in Rio Grande do Norte. The literaturereviewshowedthatnativeseeds are more thangeneticresources: they are cultural andpoliticalheritagethat expresses theidentity, memoryandresistanceoftraditionalpeoplesandcommunities. The empiricalresultsrevealedthewealthof local knowledgeaboutthe management, conservationandsymbolicmeaningofseeds, understood as “seedsoflife”, linkedtoancestryandspirituality. Practicessuch as fairs, communitybanksand networks ofguardians emerge as formsofcollectiveresistanceandsafeguardingofagrobiodiversity. The researchalsohighlightedtheleading role ofwomen, theelderlyandcommunityorganizations in maintainingthisknowledge, as well as thechallengesfaced, such as the rural exodusandthelackofcontinuous, adequateandagroecologicallybasedpublic policies, fundamental notonly for biodiversity, but for theconstructionof a trulysustainable, fair and plural developmentmodel. However, therewas a growingefforttoinvolve rural youth in spaces for training andcollective management ofseeds. In conclusion, it isclearthatCreoleseedsrepresent ancestral technologiesandsymbolsofresistanceandautonomy, demandingtherecognitionoftheirbioculturalvalues andtheconstructionofpublic policies thatstrengthentraditionalterritories. Thus, it isstatedthatdefendingCreoleseedsisdefendinglife, diversityandthepossibilityof futures rooted in theknowledgeandpracticesofcommunitiesthatcultivatenotonlyfood, butalsostories, dreamsandsustainablewaysofexistence.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Presidente - 1678883 - CIMONE ROZENDO DE SOUZA
Interna - 1074041 - ANDREA LEME DA SILVA
Externa à Instituição - ANA TEREZA REIS DA SILVA - UnB