Abstract

DIAZ, Ismael  and  ACHKAR, Marcel. Soberanía alimentaria y dimensión espacial: La horticultura en Uruguay, un análisis multiescalar. Pampa [online]. 2009, n.5, pp.177-196. ISSN 2314-0208.

Uruguay has historically promoted a development model that prioritizes the export of commodities against the self supply, not presenting a strategic vision to meet the needs of its population. Except for products demanded by international markets, an agricultural (farming) planning has not been achieved in Uruguay. The horticultural production appears as a critical example, it occupies a marginal position although it presents a potential to contribute to the development of the agricultural sector and also, to advance towards the achievement of the food sovereignty. Situation that needs to be analyzed from the spatial dimension. In this context, this work will contribute to the knowledge of the spatial dimension of the food, based on a particular item through a multiscale approach, working at national, departmental and local levels to understand and evaluate alternatives for the horticulture sector and provide information in order to rediscuss a new Uruguayan agricultural land management

Keywords : Food sovereignty; Horticultural production; Spatial dimension.