Trajectory of an Agroecosystem in Search of Sustainability: A Case Study in Pato Branco (PR)

Abstract

It is extremely important to know the process of building agroecological knowledge from its desires to its consolidation. This article focuses on presenting the trajectory of a farming family living in the rural area of the municipality of Pato Branco - PR, towards the direction of the agroecological transition and sustainability, in view of the quality of life. The study has a qualitative approach with an action-research bias, applying a methodology called "Timeline". The establishment's production was based on conventional cultivation practices and underwent remodeling in view of agroecological principles and landscape changes to promote the increase of biodiversity. This research made it possible to understand the transformations of the agrosystem and the difficulties of the family in the continuity of the agroecological transition process.