A questão alimentar para além da economia formal: o potencial das outras economias na promoção de sistemas agroalimentares sustentáveis

Abstract

This paper is part of the context of the Anthropocene crisis, intensified by neoliberal capitalism, where there is an increase in hunger accompanied by the structuring of a globalized agri-food system full of contradictions, in addition to a labor market that can no longer absorb all the labor force in the formal sector. Thus, the objective of the paper is to analyze the contradictions and possibilities in the relationships that exist between the food issue, the perspective of agri-food systems and that of other economies, and to discuss how institutional arrangements and economic principles present in forms of economic organization different from the capitalist market economy present important attributes for the construction of sustainable agri-food systems. It is clear that the weaknesses of the hegemonic agri-food system prevent universal access to quality food, while there is a greater capacity of other economies, based on the notion of substantive economy, to promote alternative agri-food systems that are fairer, healthier and more sustainable.