Agroforestry yards and cooperativism as a space of resistance: reflections on the work of the women of the D'Irituia Cooperative

Abstract

Based on the collective work of the women who are members of the D'Irituia Cooperative, Irituia/PA, this article reflects on the emancipation processes of these right holder subjects. Its aim is to explore the actions taken by women in their backyards and through cooperativism, which contribute to their emancipation. For the methodology, the case study method was adopted to address the proposed objective, and data were collected through direct observation and semi-structured interviews. The productive backyards and the cooperative proved to be important spaces for collective action, contributing to women's emancipation and thus creating territories of resistance to the impositions of capital in the countryside. However, there are contradictions, since the impositions of capital succeed in de-characterizing some of the forms of organization in peasant life. The collective actions developed in the backyards have helped to build the cooperative, which has enabled women to enter political and decision-making spaces.