EXPERIENCES ON SEED HOUSE MANAGEMENT AND THE PLACE OF EDUCATIONAL PROCESSES FROM THE FAMILY TO OTHER INTERRELATIONSHIPS

Abstract

The study sought to analyze the management experiences of seed houses, having as its general objective: analyzing through research and reports of experiences with seed houses how the management dimension has been approached and its main aspects, characteristics and assumptions, potentialities and weaknesses and clues for the contextualized/situated construction of other experiences. The research was bibliographical in nature. The keywords "Creole seeds" and "seeds" were used to search the platforms. The selection of papers used inclusion and exclusion criteria, disregarding those with an agronomic perspective or that did not deal to some extent with aspects related to the dynamics of seed house management. In the analytical and interpretative reading, aspects implicit in the forms of management were identified, such as cooperation, participation and solidarity. To some extent, the fundamental role of seed guardians, who are responsible for the care and multiplication, but also for the transmission of ancestral knowledge and biocultural memory around creole seeds, was highlighted. Collective management (from a family, solidarity, associative, community and regional perspective - defined here as a network) was emphasized, with the guiding principles of food sovereignty and autonomy being highlighted. The papers analyzed did not explicitly show weaknesses in the management processes of seed houses, although they did point out aspects that need to be overcome. Some points can be considered as clues for other experiences: educational processes of those involved about agroecology, partnerships with government actors, ATER and universities, the development of seed houses in schools in traditional communities.