LOCAL PRODUCTION ARRANGEMENTS: TERRITORIAL MANAGEMENT AS A TOOL IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF EMANCIPATORY BASES (Atena Editora)

Abstract

The present study is an independent research initiative, based on consultancy work carried out in the ``Serra do Padeiro`` region, in action by ``Tupinambá Boiadeiro`` Indigenous Agricultural Cooperative - CATUBOI, in partnership with the Casa Socioambiental Fund, composing the Project of Environmental and Agroecological Management that aims to consolidate actions already initiated in the territory. As a fragment of the Gameleira Project: environmental and agroecological management plan for Serra do Padeiro, the notion of APL's as a theoretical reference, contributes to the process of integration of production centers already existing in the locality, fostering relations of cooperation and mutual support, participatory planning and governance carried out by a group of agents who represent not only the producers, but also with the participation of young people and women who are part of the community's resistance bases. Amid the various crises and precariousness that have affected the means of production in recent decades, it is necessary and urgent to search for paradigm shifts that affect small producers/service providers, not only so that they can grow and develop in isolation, but by forming associations that benefit the regions where these centers are located. Combining the concepts of Local Productive Arrangements with the territorial management processes already existing in communities established in different regions of the country does not imply the imposition of yet another generic and civilizing thought towards our communities. More than that, it is to use the tools and methodologies available to structure relationships that contribute to the formation of solid territorial bases that will guarantee autonomy, which becomes crucial in processes of emancipation and territorial strengthening beyond legalities, in favor of national economic recovery.