This article intends to discuss the political cohesion of the BRICS and its way forward as a group, drawing upon their engagement with African countries and recent developments towards the creation of an operational platform for collaboration. It shows that the group is still uneven and...

This article analyzes policies related to family agriculture in Latin America. Based on case studies in eleven countries, it compares the origins of these policies and the factors of their emergence, their similarities and differences, and their main results and prospects. This comparison shows...

The article discusses the contribution of the principle of reciprocity to a socio-anthropology of rural organizations, from three approaches which mobilize this concept : the governance of commons, the solidarity economy and the theory of reciprocity. The first part presents the mobilization of...

Smallholder farming is among the most vulnerable sectors due to its great social and economic sensitivity. Despite future climate change, current climate variability is already an issue of concern that justifies adaptation efforts. In Brazil, the Semi-Arid Region is a climate hotspot, well known...