COMMUNITY SEED BANKS: A TOOL FOR AGROBIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AND CULTURAL RESILIENCE IN LATIN AMERICAN COTTON-FOOD SYSTEMS

Emmanuel Salgado Funes; Adriana Gregolin

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Trabalho

DOI

10.29327/9786527226680.1442023

Título do Trabalho

COMMUNITY SEED BANKS: A TOOL FOR AGROBIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AND CULTURAL RESILIENCE IN LATIN AMERICAN COTTON-FOOD SYSTEMS

Autores

Emmanuel Salgado Funes
Adriana Gregolin

Modalidade

IRSA - Congresso Mundial de Sociologia Rural (01/10/2025 a 20/01/2026)

Área temática

IRSA 32 - Agroecological transitions, food sovereignty and water security: challenge and possibilities in the context of rural development

Data de Publicação

06/08/2026

País da Publicação

Brasil

Idioma da Publicação

pt-BR

Página do Trabalho

https://www.even3.com.br/anais/sober-irsa2026/1442023-community-seed-banks--a-tool-for-agrobiodiversity-conservation-and-cultural-resilience-in-latin-american-cotton-

ISBN

978-65-272-2668-0

Palavras-Chave

community seed banks, cotton, south-south cooperation, food security, sovereignty

Resumo

In the current context of climate crisis and genetic loss, the agroecological transition in Latin America faces the critical challenge of reclaiming sovereignty over plant genetic resources, in this regard, community seed banks constitute a strategic approach to this challenge and to enhancing the stability in food availability and access. The study’s objective is to analyze the strategic value of Community Seed Banks (CSBs) implementation and highlight the experience of their promotion within the framework of the +Cotton South-South Cooperation project (FAO/Brazil/Partner Countries) through literature review, data analysis and systematization of experiences. The study highlights the role of CSBs as germplasm reservoirs and vital mechanisms for cultural resilience and food security. Through a multiple case study focused on experiences in Bolivia, Paraguay, and Brazil, the article examines how the implementation of these banks facilitates the rescue of native cotton varieties (Gossypium barbadense and colored G. hirsutum) and their agroecological association with food crops (corn, beans) in indigenous and peasant territories. Results show that CSBs operate under social technologies of the solidarity economy such as "loan and return" systems (2:1 ratio), thereby strengthening social capital and reducing dependence on external inputs. Furthermore, the recovery of native cotton is identified as intrinsic to the revitalization of cultural identity, access to locally adapted seeds, and water security, given the greater drought-resistant capacity of these varieties compared to industrial cultivars. Community banks act as catalysts for rural development by linking biodiversity conservation with the economic autonomy and food sovereignty of rural communities.

Título do Evento: 16th World Congress of Rural Sociology and 64th Congress of the Brazilian Society of Rural Economics, Management and Sociology
Cidade do Evento: Porto Alegre
Título dos Anais do Evento: Anais do 64º Congresso da SOBER e XVI Congresso Mundial de Sociologia Rural (IRSA)
Nome da Editora: Even3
Meio de Divulgação: Meio Digital
DOI

Como citar

FUNES, Emmanuel Salgado; GREGOLIN, Adriana. COMMUNITY SEED BANKS: A TOOL FOR AGROBIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AND CULTURAL RESILIENCE IN LATIN AMERICAN COTTON-FOOD SYSTEMS.. In: Anais do 64º Congresso da SOBER e XVI Congresso Mundial de Sociologia Rural (IRSA). Anais...Porto Alegre(RS) UFRGS, 2026. Disponível em: https//www.even3.com.br/anais/sober-irsa2026/1442023-COMMUNITY-SEED-BANKS--A-TOOL-FOR-AGROBIODIVERSITY-CONSERVATION-AND-CULTURAL-RESILIENCE-IN-LATIN-AMERICAN-COTTON-. Acesso em: 22/09/2026