How can cinema actively participate in the disputes over memory? Focusing on the short film Dreams of a Revolution (2023), directed by Pedro Neves, we propose to think about cinema and, more specifically, documentary, as a vehicle for (counter)discourses about reality. Through the novels The Tuner of Silences (2022) by Mia Couto and O Museu da Revolu & ccedil;& atilde;o (2021) by Jo & atilde;o Paulo Borges Coelho, Pedro Neves questions the weight of Portuguese colonialism in the present, highlighting the role of filmic language in this process. From the discussion on the categorization of documentary as a genre, this article illuminates the complexity of this exercise in light of the relationship between cinema and the idea of truth. Finally, the analysis of Dreams of a Revolution re-updates this discussion, highlighting the role of cinema (more specifically, of documentary) in the critical interpellation of collective memory.
De que forma o pode o cinema participar ativamente da disputa da memória? A partir da curta-metragem Sonhos de uma Revolução (2023) de Pedro Neves, propomo-nos pensar o cinema, mais concretamente, o documentário, como veículo de (contra)discursos sobre a realidade. Interrogando o legado do colonialismo português a partir dos romances O Mapeador de Ausências (2022) de Mia Couto e O Museu da Revolução (2021) de João Paulo Borges Coelho, Pedro Neves debruça-se sobre as histórias esquecidas, assinalando o papel da linguagem cinematográfica na enunciação das suas inquietações sobre o peso do passado. Refletindo sobre a ambiguidade inerente à s tentativas de classificação do documentário enquanto sistema narrativo, o artigo ilumina a complexidade deste exercício à luz da relação entre cinema e verdade, incidindo no contexto nacional. Por fim, a análise de Sonhos de uma Revolução reatualiza esta discussão, sinalizando o papel do cinema documentário na interpelação crítica da memória coletiva.
Pesticides are widely used in agriculture to protect crops from animal pests, diseases, and weeds, helping to maintain yields under diverse production conditions. However, their widespread and repeated use has led to environmental contamination, biodiversity loss, and growing concerns about human health. While integrated pest management and organic farming have sought to reduce pesticide dependency, both approaches still permit pesticide use, and their adoption remains limited due to technical and economic constraints. In this context, we explore the feasibility of a third way: pesticide-free agriculture based on agroecological crop protection principles. Drawing from the Rés0Pest experimental network launched in France in 2012, we present 10 years of results from nine sites covering a range of pedo-climatic conditions and socioeconomic contexts. Rés0Pest implemented cropping systems that excluded all pesticide use, including seed treatments, while maintaining synthetic fertilizer inputs. The systems were codesigned through participatory methods, following a system experiment approach that evaluates the effects of a combination of cropping practices and their interactions on cropping system performance over the long term. Results showed that in pesticide-free systems, it is possible to achieve yields comparable with conventional and higher than organic systems and, in some cases, generate higher net farm income. Pest and pathogen crop damage did not significantly increase over time, although weed management remained a key challenge. These findings suggest that technically and economically viable pesticide-free arable systems are possible under certain conditions and that new solutions are needed to support their adoption across a wider range of contexts. We discuss implications for research, farming, and policy and emphasize the need for adaptive experimentation and systemic performance assessment to support agroecological transitions.
Farmers are confronted with the issue of mycotoxin contamination of cereals, regardless of the type of farming they practise. People who are aware of the presence of mycotoxins in food often associate organic farming with a higher risk of contamination. Legitimate questions are also being asked about the sanitary quality of cereal products marketed through short distribution channels, which are rarely inspected. However, there is a lack of specific, usable data on the risk of mycotoxins appearing, to assess the specific features of the organic farming cereal system among farmers growing, storing and-processing on farms involved in producer-to-consumer food chains. The data acquired as part of the Myco3C project provide answers on the sensitivity of these production systems, raise farmers' awareness of the mycotoxin issue, and offer them recommendations, thus providing consumers with better guarantees on mycotoxin contamination levels.
El presente artículo analiza la contribución del Proyecto de Desarrollo Territorial en Condiciones de Paz PDT-Nariño al proceso de territorialización de la paz en una zona históricamente afectada por el conflicto armado en el suroccidente de Colombia. Este proyecto fue ejecutado entre 2016-2023 con el apoyo técnico y financiero de la Agencia Española de Cooperación (AECID) y la Unión Europea en alianza con la gobernación de Nariño y las alcaldías de Pasto, Ipiales y Tumaco. La revisión teórica articula la categoría de la construcción de paz territorial desde la gobernanza. La investigación adopta un enfoque metodológico cualitativo sustentado en la sistematización de experiencias y se apoya en un análisis temático inductivo, asistido por NVivo, que permitió codificar y categorizar unidades de sentido para configurar un macrorrelato integrador en tres aristas: 1) El enfoque de intervención del proyecto, alineación y concertación de la estrategia de cooperación internacional territorializada, 2) Las formas de gestión territorial y comunarias como alternativas integrales de vida y bienestar duradero; y 3) La identificación de lecciones aprendidas con potencial de réplica. Se sostiene como tesis que el PDT-Nariño contribuyó a territorializar la paz al fortalecer capacidades locales, proponer la articulación de actores desde las agendas públicas y promover culturas técnicas sostenibles con enfoque diferencial. Las conclusiones destacan los principales hallazgos y sugieren nuevas agendas investigativas para la acción transformadora (praxeología de la paz).
