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The aim of this paper is to reconstruct the social reproduction strategies of a horticulturist family from Bolivia in the Santa Rosa-Toay metropolitan area. A particular territoriality is present in a context where obstacles, opportunities, global processes and local singularities coexist for the development of this productive and domestic unit that seeks to obtain capital (conceptually classified by Pierre Bourdieu as economic, cultural, social and symbolic). At the same time, the social practices analyzed have characteristics of family farming and demonstrate their potential to contribute to the achievement of food sovereignty. Likewise, the peri-urban area selected in the center of Argentina, an edge space subjected to significant transformations caused by the capitalist system, also has its correlation in the adopted strategies. In this way, the spacetime aspect includes the Santa Rosa-Toay metropolitan area, between the years 2002 and 2022. The qualitative methodology is chosen for its interpretative nature of the complex social world. In addition, dialogues are established between various theoretical contributions, what is observed and information from in-depth interviews, cartography, news, documentaries and data from governmental agencies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The farming belt of Santa Fe city is located North of the urban area. There is no water supply or sewer system in the area. Water is withdrawn from private wells drilled in households, coexisting with septic tanks and orchards. The activities developed constitute serious contamination threats; contamination hazards could increase due to a rise in the levels of groundwater and/or fluvial or rain floods. The environmental diagnosis presented was made gathering information from previous research studies, interviews to professionals, surveys among producers, as well as by field and laboratory analysis. Agricultural practices, cultivated species, agrochemicals use and irrigation practices, as well as socio-cultural aspects, residents' lifestyle and characteristics related to drainage, use of resources and commitment to the environment by the population were reported. On the basis of the results obtained, some guidelines for the management and protection of the groundwater resources are outlined, in order to contribute to an environmentally sustainable development of the region. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The process of capitalization of peasants is -at best- to be associated with the emergence of a small rural bourgeoisie. Urban-industrial capitalism is adopted as the standard reference. Thus, the study of the mechanisms for the specific functioning of agricultural activities becomes unnecessary. Reality shows that capitalization of peasants is a more complex process than it is normally thought. The purpose of this article is to describe and characterize how a group of Bolivian peasants during a process of disintegration discovers a new area of opportunities after migrating to Argentina -Buenos Aires Horticultural Area- and how they acquire economic mobility and differentiation as capitalist producers, on the basis of accumulation strategies preserving farm elements. Specifically, we want to identify domestic and productive strategies that have allowed socio-economic promotion, capitalization and differentiation in a relatively short time period. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article discusses Argentina's political policy regarding agricultural labor in the metropolitan region of Buenos Aires. It examines the time period between the development of the Workers' Statute (el Estatuto del Peón) in 1944 and the beginning of the 21st century. The author analyzes the enactment of agricultural labor legislation and the lack of compliance from salaried workers. He also explores the presence of Bolivian migrants working in rural farmlands in Buenos Aires, the disadvantages they faced, and the precarization of agrarian work in the region.