REVIEW ARTICLE


The Peasant Farmer Schools of Ávila as a Model for Rural Development: The Influence on the Agro-Food Quality Policy of the Ávila Peasant Farmers’ Union in the El Barco de Ávila-Piedrahita District (1977-1990)



José A. Peña-Ramos1, *, Pedro L. Chapinal-Escudero2
1 Universidad Pablo de Olavide. Associate Researcher at the Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Chile
2 Department of the Presidency and Local Administration. Regional Government of Andalusia, Spain


Article Metrics

CrossRef Citations:
0
Total Statistics:

Full-Text HTML Views: 4890
Abstract HTML Views: 3020
PDF Downloads: 1519
ePub Downloads: 1246
Total Views/Downloads: 10675
Unique Statistics:

Full-Text HTML Views: 2354
Abstract HTML Views: 1378
PDF Downloads: 839
ePub Downloads: 651
Total Views/Downloads: 5222



Creative Commons License
© 2018 Peña-Ramos and Chapinal-Escudero.

open-access license: This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0), a copy of which is available at: (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode). This license permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

* Address correspondence to this author at the Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Chile; Tel: 0034657219669; E-mail: jose.pena@uautonoma.cl


Abstract

Introduction:

Interest groups are a key analysis category in political science. However, agricultural interest groups have merited considerably less attention from Spanish academics in this field.

Explanation:

The aspect least adequately addressed in interest group studies is the influence they exert on public policy processes. The agricultural dimension of the Escuelas Campesinas (Peasant Farmer Schools) movement in the Barco de Ávila-Piedrahita area of Spain has not been examined from this perspective.

Conclusion:

The present article seeks to remedy this gap in knowledge by analysing the participation and influence of the Unión de Campesinos de Ávila (Ávila Peasant Farmers Union) on agro-food quality policy during the period 1977-1990.

Keywords: Ávila Peasant Farmers’ Union, El Barco de Ávila-Piedrahita, Influence, Interest group, Peasant Farmer Schools, political science.