Abstract

PADAWER, Ana. Human Ordering of the Environment in Manioc Cultivation: Articulating Knowledges in the Paraná Forest. Rev. colomb. antropol. [online]. 2019, vol.55, n.1, pp.267-298. ISSN 0486-6525.  https://doi.org/10.22380/2539472x.579.

This paper presents the results of an ethnographic research on the articulation of practical and scientific-technical knowledge in cassava (Manihot sculenta crantz) cultivation, in rural intercultural contexts of the Misiones province, Argentina. I analyze technical knowledge as a productive resource, with emphasis on the human ordering of the environment for manioc cultivation. I consider human relationships with the crop (selection of varieties) and with the non-human environment linked to the growth of the plant (soil, climate and microorganisms) in three sociability spaces: farms, associations and scientific-technical institutions.

Keywords : Knowledge; technology; experience; family farming.

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