GUARANI SYSTEMS OF AGROECOLOGICAL PRODUCTION IN THE WESTERN REGION OF PARANÁ

Abstract

This article analyzes the experience of OPANÁ: Indigenous Ground, a project developed by the Center for Agroecology Support (CAPA) in partnership with Avá-Guarani Indigenous peoples in the western region of Paraná, Brazil. The study adopts a qualitative approach, conducted through a case study that includes direct observation, dialogue circles, interviews, and document analysis. Agroecology, understood as a technical-political practice, is integrated here with the Guarani ancestral worldview of the Land Without Evil, a paradigm that guides care for life and territory. The results show that CAPA’s actions strengthen participatory methodologies and critical education, with Indigenous protagonism within technical teams, while also contributing to advances in food security and the strengthening of the Guarani Agroecological Production Systems (SGPA), as well as to the development of alternatives aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The project thus emerges as a counter-hegemonic model of rural development, grounded in respect for diversity.