Rural development forums in Uruguay: Participation and political change

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International Journal of Development Research

Volume: 
12
Article ID: 
24184
8 pages
Research Article

Rural development forums in Uruguay: Participation and political change

Virginia Courdin, Pedro Arbeletche, Maria Fernanda de Torres, Eric Sabourin, Martine Guibert, Alejandro Saravia, Hermes Morales and Jean Francoise Tourrand

Abstract: 

The article examines the participation of farmers in the Mesas de Desarrollo Rural (MDRs) established in Uruguay in 2007. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with various stakeholders between 2016 - 2018 to explore their participation, analyse official documents and do participant observation of meetings. The main findings indicate the adaptability of these mechanisms to territorial and producer conditions; their openness to other non-agricultural sectoral institutions; and difficulties in maintaining or renewing the participation dynamic, particularly of farmers’ representatives. The impacts of the political changes in 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic on MDRs were also examined after new interview of new policy responsibles.

DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.37118/ijdr.24184.03.2022
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