Resilience processes and positioning of agroecological farmers in an urban horticultural fair in northwest Patagonia

LADIO, ANA; LONGO BLASON, MELISA; MOLARES SOLEDAD

Ethnobotany Research and Applications

Ilia State University

Año: 2023 vol. 25 p. 1 - 35

1547-3465

Horticultural fairs are spaces that promote regional agrobiodiversity, transmitting and recreating multiple knowledge and emotions between horticulturists and customers. The adaptive processes by which fairs are sustained over time in the face of socio-economic, climatic, and sanitary changes are still little known. Considering the principles of socio-environmental resilience, the aims of this research were: 1) to analyze the positionings of horticulturists that favor the process of resilience in the Free Fair of Family Farmers from Nahuel Huapi, San Carlos de Bariloche (Patagonia, Argentina) and 2) to reflect on the vulnerabilities and challenges faced by this fair for its sustainability over time.