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\parbox[b]{13.4cm}{\centering \large{\textbf{Tropentag, September 18-21, 2016, Vienna, Austria}}\\[1ex] \Large{``Solidarity in a competing world ---\\fair use of resources''\\[2ex]}}
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\Large{\textbf{Food Production in Social and Solidarity Economy: Limits and Advances of an Ongoing Process in Mendoza\footnote{\textbf{Contact Address:} Emanuel Alberto Jurado, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Emerging Geographies Research Group: policies, conflict and socio-spatial alternatives, Remedios Escalada de San Martín 867 1a, 1416~Caba, Argentina, \mbox{e-mail}: \email{emanueljurado@hotmail.com}}\\[0.8ex]}}
\normalsize{\textsc{Emanuel Alberto Jurado}}
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\item[]{\small{\textit{Universidad de Buenos Aires, Emerging Geographies Research Group: policies, conflict and socio-spatial alternatives, Argentina}}}
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In the last ten years, in Mendoza ---a western province of Argentina---, different alternative economic experiences have been developed, grouped under what is known in Latin America as the social and solidarity economy (SSE). These organisations have held different activities related to fair trade, among which we highlight the importance of food production and processing (for example, fruits and vegetables, tomato sauce, wine, jams, herbs and so on).



These production units organise themselves cooperatively, by making decisions in a collective manner through assemblies. Likewise, they attempt to work in a self"=managing manner, defining on their own the sources and destinations of their funds for daily activities. The historical origins of these organisations can be linked to the social resistances and reactions to the crisis of neoliberalism in Argentina during the late 1990s and early 2000s.



As the years passed, the number of experiences grew, increasing the volume of products which have been produced and sold. In addition, political forums were generated to promote encounters, debates and training, which strengthened each organisation individually and SSE as a collective subject. 



However, there are some limitations that decrease these economic processes chances of viability. Regarding production, many organisations cannot afford to acquire new equipment or raw materials. In the case of rural organisations, a fundamental barrier lies in the access to land for cultivation. Finally, the current national political context ---in which the new government, for example, has considerably reduced taxes for commodity exportations while weakening the domestic market--- does not bode well for the future of the social and solidarity economy.



In the context of my doctoral thesis, the aim of this presentation is to further explore the contributions of SSE experiences in food distribution, their obstacles and prospects



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\noindent \textbf{Keywords:} ARGENTINA , fAIR TRADE, FOOD PRODUCTION, RURAL ORGANIZATIONS, SOCIAL RESISTANCES
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