« RESISTE » : des familles travaillant ensemble pour construire l’agroécologie au Chiapas, Mexique

This case study describes the work of Otros Mundos Chiapas and the RESISTE network (Réseau de systèmes familiaux alternatifs et durables) in promoting agroecology in Chiapas, Mexico, as an alternative to government-led export agriculture and land privatization.

• The Mexican government is promoting export-oriented agriculture and land privatization, which benefits large corporations like Monsanto and large landowners. This policy includes a 'Programme spécial pour le développement rural durable' that lacks agroecological initiatives and instead promotes monoculture plantations of pineapple and oil palm.
• Otros Mundos Chiapas works with the RESISTE network, which consists of eight family groups in Chiapas, to implement local agroecology through the 'Espace de travail Alter Natos'. Their approach emphasizes horizontal capacity building, sovereignty, and the defense of land, territory, and gender equality in rural decision-making.
• The RESISTE network engages in practical agroecological activities, including regional meetings, seed exchanges, the sale of local products, and workshops on sustainable forest management and adapted technology. They provide support materials, newsletters, and seminars to facilitate the transition to agroforestry and agroecology.
• Agroecological transitions have led to the recovery of local seed varieties of herbs and vegetables and the use of organic fertilizers. While the initial transition requires significant manual labor and soil regeneration results are not immediate, the avoidance of chemical inputs has positively impacted family finances.
• Soil conservation practices are being applied to staple cereal crops, specifically maize and beans. These efforts, along with crop diversification, have sparked a renewed interest in local food preparation methods and helped build alliances between food producers and local peasant organizations.

APA

admin (2016). « RESISTE » : des familles travaillant ensemble pour construire l’agroécologie au Chiapas, Mexique. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/fr/resiste-des-familles-travaillant-ensemble-pour-construire-lagroecologie-au-chiapas-mexique/

Chicago

admin. « RESISTE » : des familles travaillant ensemble pour construire l’agroécologie au Chiapas, Mexique. Friends of the Earth International, 2016. https://www.foei.org/fr/resiste-des-familles-travaillant-ensemble-pour-construire-lagroecologie-au-chiapas-mexique/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{admin2016resiste, author = {admin}, title = {{« RESISTE » : des familles travaillant ensemble pour construire l’agroécologie au Chiapas, Mexique}}, institution = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2016}, month = feb, url = {https://www.foei.org/fr/resiste-des-familles-travaillant-ensemble-pour-construire-lagroecologie-au-chiapas-mexique/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }