Traditional cropping systems: agrobiodiversity, traditional knowledge, culture and territorialities in focus

Abstract

The specific ways of living, producing, and socializing constitute the territorialities of Traditional Peoples and Communities, forming a system of knowledge and relationships that, associated with mechanisms of production, conservation, and restoration of agrobiodiversity, delineate Traditional Agricultural Systems. These are recognized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations through the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems registry. In Brazil, recognition is granted by the National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage. However, the diversity of traditional agriculture has been rendered invisible and vulnerable by homogenizing agricultural models. Thus, we will seek to situate the debate on SATs, in addition to exploring implementation experiences, through theoretical research that uses the deductive method and an exploratory approach. We conclude by emphasizing that SATs represent a paradigm shift in the ways of producing and conceiving development and can be used as an important instrument for the defense of socio-agrobiodiversity.