Resistances to the Agroecological Transition in a Context of Agri-food Modernization in Jala, Nayarit

Abstract

Objective: To document the resistance to the agroecological transition process in a context of agri-food modernization in the region of Jala, Nayarit. Methodology: The actor-centered perspective and the ethnography supported by diaries and field reports are used, as well as direct and participatory observation, and semi-structured interviews. Results: The identified resistances were organized in a multidimensional analysis model and matrix. The most important are lack of interest and discredit towards agroecology, little participation, dependence on agro-toxic products, profitability-based and welfare logics, rivalries, conflicts and mistrust between families and within the community. Value: The empirical contribution to the study of resistance through an ongoing research project. Limitations: Lack of explanation on how resistance to the agroecological transition has been resolved in the field. Conclusions: The found resistances are kind of a metabolic breakdown considered a social intoxication and a penalization of nature.