Banca de DEFESA: BRUNA RAQUEL TORQUATO PINHO

THE GUARDIANS OF CREOLE SEEDS: RESISTANCE IN THE PROMOTION OF FOOD AND NUTRITIONAL AND DEVELOPMENT SECURITY TERRITORIAL OF MATO GRANDE/RN

creole seeds; women farmers; food security; territorial development.

The research has as general objective to know the role of women farmers guardians of creole seeds and their dynamics in seed houses to ensure food security and territorial development in the territory of Mato Grande, Large northern river. Therefore, the object of study of this work will be the guardians of Creole seeds, belonging to communities and rural settlements in the cited territory. As a research question, it seeks to question whether the activities carried out by the territory's seed guardians have contributed to the promotion food and nutrition security and territorial development. As methodological procedures, the research will feature interviews semi-structured, carried out with the women guardians of seeds, to collect data referring to the identification of these women and to study the trajectory of the group of women. Documentary research will be used to know the housing policy of seeds of the Associação do Semiárido (ASA), as well as the state policy of Creole seeds from RN. A characterization of the area of study, with the identification of seed houses that belong to the territory (how many and which ones). The main debates that underlie the research involve sustainable agrifood systems, public policies and territorial development, food and nutrition security and gender and ruralities, highlighting the role of women farmers in building systems sustainable agrifood.