Movimiento educativo, mujeres desde la agroecología hasta la psicología rural en México, entrevista con Carmen Álvarez Ávila

Abstract

Dr. Carmen Álvarez Ávila, Associate Researcher Professor of the Postgraduate College in Agricultural Sciences, Veracruz Campus, studied Chemical Engineering at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (1967), Master of Science in Soil Science at the Postgraduate College (1981) and PhD in Science in Planning and Management of Projects for Sustainable Rural Development, at the Polytechnic University of Madrid, Spain (2008). His experiences in different social movements in different stages of his life, allowed him to recognize his human balance. On 7 occasions she has been recognized among the 100 distinguished academics of the Postgraduate College. In 2013, the Alliance of Women in Agroecology-Alliance of Women in Agroecology (AMA-AWA) recognized her as a Distinguished Agroecologist. He received recognition for his professional career and his contributions to the agricultural sector in the areas of education, research and links with rural society at the Campus Veracruz-Colegio de Postgraduados (2016), among many other recognitions for his contributions to the field of science and education. Her work in the field of education in rural areas with women at the community and Postgraduate level, with students from different areas from agroecology, pedagogy and including psychology, with a Participatory-Action-Research methodology. With great contributions of research with rural women about the family patio, its cultural food rescue, natural resources, and its relationship with nutrition, working with the Rockefeller Foundation. Her educational and networking work has allowed her to spread the relevance of the family yard in community culture and education, even considering her graduate students in psychology and relations with women in the field of agroecology.