The text presents an experience of an action–research implemented by a partnership involving the Small Farmers Union of Lagoa Seca (Paraíba), AS-PTA, the Federal University of Campina Grande and CIRAD. The main goal was ...

In recent years, peasant communities and family farmers’ organisations have developed new forms of collective action among smallholders in NorthEast Brazil. This paper analyses the origins, emergence, and impact of these ...