Unidad Agroecológica y Política "Machete y Garabato"

The Agroecological and Political Unit "Machete y Garabato" is a social collective that emerged in Maculillo in 2015 from a joint project between the local community and students of Agronomy at the Technical University of Quevedo. The farmers and families that live in the unit conceived the project as a space for recreation, deliberation and future planning from an agro-ecological perspective. Rooted in the struggle of peasant sectors against the advancement of unsustainable development practices (such as industrialized agriculture and mining), the collective's main objectives are to ensure food sovereignty and guarantee the rights to land for the community. Some of the activities carried out by the group include mingas, rural youth meetings, the drafting of guidelines to strengthen social cohesion in the community, and the participatory administration of productive spaces.

Diseño institucional

Formalización

not backed by constitution nor legislation, nor by any governmental policy or program 

Frecuencia

regular

Modo de selección de los participantes

restricted 

Tipo de participantes

ciudadanos sociedad civil  

Capacidad de tomar decisiones vinculantes

toma una decisión no vinculante  

Co-gobernanza

no 

Medios Deliberación Voto Directo E-participación Representación Ciudadana

Fines Rendición de Cuentas Responsividad Estado de Derecho Inclusión Política Igualdad Social