THE FAMILY FARMING AS THE “SUSTAINABLE IDEA” IN THE

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ABSTRACT: This essay synthesizes a preliminary theoretical reflection about the current crisis of the development paradigm imposed by the academic knowledge. It is about a critical search of the academic path to revalue the role of family farming logic of production. These reflections frequently lead us to conclude that the socialenvironmental aspects of family logics can guarantee a consistent basis for a new perception of less destructive relations between society and nature. In other words, new ways of thinking the broad development and the sustainability of worldwide agricultures.   KEY WORDS: society and nature, sustainability, family farming.