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1) The document discusses challenges around whether Venezuela can feed itself given global pressures on food production and Venezuela's unstable economic and political context. 2) It proposes a system of self-organizing rural associations (SARAO) as a way to promote sustainable agriculture and food security in Venezuela. The SARAO model is based around communal organization and production at various scales. 3) Many questions remain around how productive and sustainable the SARAO model is, such as its energy balance, productivity per hectare, and ability to meet farmers' caloric needs. More data would be needed to fully evaluate this approach.
At2009
- 1. Can Venezuela Feed itself? Anastasios Tsiolakidis
- 2. Motivation: Food under global pressure (population growth, water, climate, biofuels) Poverty under global rise, also in Europe and extreme inequalities in weak economies (Greece) Development is difficult from Greenland to Fyn to Slovakia to Uganda
- 3. Quantitative approach proved impossible: Poverty levels disputed Impossible to determine if production is up or down Illegal channels and processed foods difficult to estimate
- 4. Profiling versus Cuba and Brazil was interesting but: Data was not recent enough Data was not equivalent Perhaps worth the trouble at Masters/PhD level
- 5. Venezuelan factors: Oil Feudalism/Oppresion/Barbarity Lack of Infrastructure commerce/governance/production/education “ Demanding” Geography, almost different countries
- 6. Extremely unstable economic context: Oil down 75% in a month Imported goods affected by unpredictable dollar black market Domestic goods subject to hoarding, smuggling, neglect
- 7. Apathy!
- 8. Las relaciones externas Las relaciones externas Los componentes y sus relaciones internas Las relaciones externas 3 International Fronts, 3 alimentary profiles/challenges
- 9. The three targeted axes 8 8 Eje Occidental Eje Orinoco-Apure Eje Centro-Norte-Costero Eje Oriental Eje Centro-Norte-Llanero
- 10. Impossible to evaluate the current “socialist” policies, at least there exist a policy Indirect evidence from 50-50 political polarisation inconclusive
- 11. Only hope? Attractive sustainable rural communities/Agroecology
- 12. Proliferation of support organizations banks/Quangos/ministries but Hiring vehicles C orrupt Ignorant Public relations vehicles
- 13. System of Self-organizing rural Associations Example: the Plan SARAO S istema de A sociaciones R urales A uto- O rganizadas
- 14. Plan SARAO and objectives Plan de la Nación 2001-2007 : Democracy, Participation Increase Production Inclusion Consolidate Space
- 15. 72 Ha Un NDE de media o pequeña escala: Un SARAO
- 16. micro-producción = food security for the SARAO:
- 17. SARAO (24 familias) Unidad Vecinal 1 Unidad Vecinal 2 (12 familias) (12 familias) Grupo Hexa-familiar Grupo Hexa-familiar Grupo Hexa-familiar Grupo Hexa-familiar (6 familias) (6 familias) (6 familias) (6 familias) Bi-familiar Bi-familiar Bi-familiar Bi-familiar Bi-familiar Bi-familiar Bi-familiar Bi-familiar Bi-familiar Bi-familiar Bi-familiar Bi-familiar Fam. 1 Fam . 2 Fam . 3 Fam . 4 Fam . 5 Fam . 6 Fam . 7 Fam . 8 Fam . 9 Fam . 10 Fam . 11 Fam . 12 Fam . 13 Fam . 14 Fam . 15 Fam . 16 Fam . 17 Fam . 18 Fam . 19 Fam . 20 Fam . 21 Fam . 22 Fam . 23 Fam . 24 Social and spacial structure.
- 18. Acuacultura Agro-industria Hydroponics Production buildings Homes Preschool Biodigestor C.V. Depósito y acopio Solar Power Viviendas pareadas Agro-pastoral Meso-producción: Micro-producción:
- 19. Meso-producción: Micro-producción: Mid-scale rural unit: SARAO
- 20. SARAO-Chaguaramal Un NDE de media o pequeña escala: Un SARAO
- 21. Vista interior (desde el comedor viendo hacia la cocina y el patio) de la Casa SARAO 1c construida en el SARAO-Chaguaramal Troja y, debajo de ésta, dos baños y closets La Casa-SARAO como residencia digna
- 22. The minimal cell of the community:: la U . V . A . La U nidad V ecinal A utónoma del SARAO = 36 Ha.
- 23. The minimal cell of the community: U . V . A . La U nidad V ecinal A utónoma del SARAO
- 24. How many Kilowatts? Productvity per Ha? Energy Balance? Calory consumption of the farmers before and after the project? First year? Fertilizer per Ha? Energy Considerations In Roman times 1kw of energy invested in agriculture would produce 10kw in food, now the situation is reversed.