The construction of agroecological knowledge and short commercial circuits: when commercial strategies and education for agroecology meet

Abstract

In the agroecological’s knowledge construction, the interaction of know-how between peasants
and technicians is a necessity. In this way, IPA, UFRPE and Bonito-PE City Hall, supporting
about 30 peasant’s families, uses action researche anda popular education to make this process
as democratic as possible. The present article presents the results of the exploratory
study of action research in progress, with a view to the agroecological transition and the implementation
of a short commercial circuit called Mercado da Vida, the first municipal public
market for the commercialization of agroecological products in Pernambuco. We will present
the elements that emerges for the consolidation of a proposal of agroecological knowledge
construction, where the market is also a place for discussion of environmental education and
agroecology, not only for peasants and partners, but also for society in general.