Plantar alimentos, colher florestas: ferramentas e jogos para o design agroflorestal

Abstract

This research addresses the design of Successional Agroforestry Systems, articulating the critique of modern planning with the proposal of tools and games that enable dialogical design processes. Based on the contemporary socio-ecological crisis, it proposes a reflection on ways of producing and inhabiting the planet, understanding the production of space—urban, agricultural, or forest—as an expression of ecological, technical, and political relations. By revisiting the origins of agriculture in Eurasia and the Amazon, it becomes clear that industrial agriculture is not an inevitable path: traditional practices, such as indigenous agroforestry, reveal alternative modes of cultivation that are more playful, diverse, and regenerative. We analyze how the logic of modern planning permeates fields such as architecture, agriculture, and ecological restoration, and how agroforestry has not yet been dominated by it. In addition to its technical aspects, agroforestry is also understood as a cosmopolitical cultivation: a practice that involves humans and non-humans, capable of inspiring new understandings about the production of space and the relation Nature/Culture. In the field of agroforestry design, principles and challenges for the design of biodiverse and resilient production systems are identified, proposing the use of interfaces (design tools and games) as an alternative to conventional projects. These interfaces seek to encourage learning, autonomy, and collective experimentation, rather than offering ready-made technical solutions.