Agroeco-knowledge and education in agroecology in the micro-region of Altamira, Southwest of Pará

Abstract

This work reports the actions developed by the Agroecosaberes group organized at the Federal University of Pará, Campus Altamira, and aims to involve teachers and students to discuss and disseminate agroecology in the university academic environment and in rural schools and their communities. The group was created in 2019 by professors and students from the Faculty of Ethnodiversity and Faculty of Agronomic Engineering, carrying out extension, teaching and research activities, articulated with the undergraduate courses in Rural Education, Ethnodevelopment, Agronomic Engineering and specialization in Teaching of Sciences. Participatory methodologies were used to disseminate and discuss agroecology experiences developed in the region, through workshops, cycles of debates in agroecology, implementation of a mandala-type demonstrative unit, and preparation of didactic material.