The institutional extension program of the Federal University of Cariri: contributions to the strengthening of agroecological experiences in Cariri communities in Ceará

Authors

  • CAVALCANTE, D. L. Universidade Federal do Cariri
  • PINHEIRO NETO, A. M. Universidade Federal do Cariri
  • CAMARA, Felipe Thomaz da Universidade Federal do Cariri
  • TAVARES, Marcos Silva Universidade Federal do Cariri
  • DANTAS, Maria Adriana Alves Universidade Federal do Cariri
  • FÉLIX, Marcos Vinicius Pereira Universidade Federal do Cariri

Keywords:

Extensionists, vegetables, Planting, knowledge

Abstract

The Institutional Extension Program (PIE) is linked to the Federal University of Cariri (UFCA)
and has several segments in which the PIE Agroecology, Sustainability and Socioenvironmental
Technologies (PIE-ASTS) seeks to develop university extension actions, integrating
more effectively the Tripod teaching-research-extension aimed at strengthening agroecological
knowledge and practices in the Cariri region of Ceará. In this way, the objective of this work
is to present two experiences developed in the PIE-ASTS in 2016 in the Sítio Carneiros, Juazeiro
do Norte and Gesso communities in Crato / CE. In both the gardens were implemented
and / or improved, strengthening in the families involved, techniques for producing food free
of chemical inputs and awakening them to actions focused on food safety and environmental
preservation. Being important also for the training of the students of the course of Agronomy,
who were immersed in activities that are in the bosom of Agroecology.

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Published

2018-08-13

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 1 (2018): Anais do VI Congresso Latino-americano de Agroecologia; X Congresso Brasileiro de Agroecologia; V Seminário de Agroecologia do Distrito Federal e Entorno; 12 a 15 de setembro de 2017, Brasília/DF

Section

CBA - Manejo de Agroecossistemas e Agricultura Orgânica