Sementes da fartura: a conservação de sementes crioulas como princípio de uma educação decolonial

Abstract

The present work investigates creole seeds and their ways of conservation, articulating the associated traditional knowledge as a decolonial educational principle, the formative process that occurs in the practice of conserving, managing and educating families in traditional rural communities. For this, we carried out a survey of research on Creole seeds in national journals, mapping the current discussion on Creole seeds in the area of ​​agroecology and the place of the decolonial perspective in the research carried out. We also carried out a study on the legislation for the protection of genetic heritage, which includes state protection over native seeds. The research was based on a qualitative approach, using as a production instrument the analysis of legislation that showed progress with regard to the protection of our cultural genetic heritage, but still leaves gaps for interpretations that may violate the rights of communities over the intellectual property of management and conservation practices. We try to demonstrate how the practices of storing, managing and conserving Creole seeds promote a rupture with the logic of the market, interrupting the modus operndi of living-making-consuming forged in capitalist history. Which highlights the need and importance of policies that strengthen the practices and experiences that build the autonomy of male and female farmers.