Soberanía alimentaria y tecnologías sociales: una experiencia de desarrollo autónomo desde los Andes del Perú

The construction of territorial autonomy in rural contexts can offer structural solutions to poverty and marginalization of many communities in Latin America. In addition to access to land, spaces of autonomy require organizational capacities and control of resources and technologies. This paper aims to present the proposed peasant organization of Sierra Productiva in Peru, generating some approximations to an integral conception of sovereignty. A qualitative methodology based on participant observation and open- and semi-structured interviews was used. The principles of this proposal are coherent with a vision of human scale development and progressive achievements in local autonomy. The SP process can be positioned as a regional reference for innovation in process of community empowerment built “from the bottom”.