La desigualdad racial de la producción de hortalizas en fresco y flores de corte en Argentina

Análisis en el Gran La Plata

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ID15530799
AuthorsNuria Caimmi (0000-0003-0753-1392, Centro Científico Tecnológico - San Juan, corresponding author)
Year2024
Volume20
Pagese4899-e4899
Publication date2024-12-26
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSalud Colectiva (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1669-2381 • E-ISSN: 1851-8265
PublisherInstituto de Salud Colectiva, Universidad Nacional de Lanús (PUBLISHER • AR)
DOI10.18294/sc.2024.4899
PMID39724274
OpenAlexW4405799633
LanguageES
Citations received1
References cited12

This study aims to analyze the configuration of inequalities in one of Argentina's most significant production zones for fresh vegetables and cut flowers, located in Greater La Plata, Buenos Aires Province. This ongoing anthropological research, initiated in 2021, employs methods such as participant observation, interviews, food mapping, and digital ethnography. Among the main findings, we highlight that this production zone exhibits, in both its origins and daily operations, certain racist dynamics that are not solely generated by the host society toward migrants but are disseminated throughout the social fabric, including by migrant producers themselves. Positive valuations of ultra-processed foods by those living and working in the area reflect the importance of belonging to the host society, running parallel to strategies for preserving food preparations from before migration. These include the recreation of a "food identity" and the proliferation of "legumbrerías" (legume shops) and "paisano eateries" (restaurants serving traditional food). These transformations are intertwined with the productive changes migrants have experienced, shifting from peasant economies in their places of origin to intensive production in Greater La Plata

Humanities · Sociology · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development · Global trade, sustainability, and social impact · Latin American rural development · Philosophy

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