The institutional extension program of the Federal University of Cariri: contributions to the strengthening of agroecological experiences in Cariri communities in Ceará
Keywords:
Extensionists, vegetables, Planting, knowledgeAbstract
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.