La souveraineté alimentaire en Uruguay

The document details the operations of a national seed network in Uruguay comprising over 350 family farms. It highlights the network's commitment to preserving local seed varieties to reduce corporate dependency and its advocacy for the National Agroecology Plan (PNA). The text also describes specific agroecological techniques used by members and the network's role in providing food security during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.

• The national network of indigenous and local seeds in Uruguay consists of more than 350 small family farms and over 500 farmers across 14 of the country's 19 departments, organized into more than 30 local groups.
• The network preserves over 70 species and more than 300 varieties of seeds, primarily focusing on aromatic, medicinal, and vegetable plants to avoid dependence on corporate-controlled seeds.
• The network was a key promoter of Uruguay's National Agroecology Plan (PNA), a law adopted in December 2018 to promote agroecological food production, though its implementation faced delays under the right-wing government that took power on March 1, 2020.
• Practiced agroecological methods within the network include air and sun drying of seeds in vacuum-sealed bags, the use of organic fertilizers like animal manure and compost, the application of bio-inputs such as nettle purins, crop rotation, and the use of green manures.
• During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, network members provided seeds and food to community kitchens and local fairs in departments including Canelones, Paysandú, Treinta y Tres, Maldonado, and Montevideo.

APA

admin (2020). La souveraineté alimentaire en Uruguay. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/fr/la-souverainete-alimentaire-en-pratique-en-uruguay/

Chicago

admin. La souveraineté alimentaire en Uruguay. Friends of the Earth International, 2020. https://www.foei.org/fr/la-souverainete-alimentaire-en-pratique-en-uruguay/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{admin2020souverainet, author = {admin}, title = {{La souveraineté alimentaire en Uruguay}}, institution = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2020}, month = aug, url = {https://www.foei.org/fr/la-souverainete-alimentaire-en-pratique-en-uruguay/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }