Análisis de los discursos ambientales y su efecto en los procesos de formación de subjetividades urbanas en el cantón Loja

Abstract

Environmental discourses have played an important role in raising public awareness. Such speeches have been given mainly by Government institutions or non-governmental organizations. The effect that these discourses have had on societies has been poorly evaluated specially to know the influence on perceptions and traditional subsistence practices related to the management of resources. For this reason, the present work, sought to know what has been the exposure of farmers in Loja city to problems in agricultural management and production, as well as explore the effect of these on the development of good agricultural practices. For this, 27 interviews were applied to members of organizations and residents of urban neighborhoods of the Province of Loja through a chain reference sampling. At least 5 organizations were named by the participants on speeches given on issues of agricultural production and agro-ecological practices. The information offered is expected to be a reference for future research that analyzes the situation of food sovereignty at the local level