A experiência agroecológica do Sítio do Futuro: um estudo de caso como modelo de desenvolvimento sustentável.

Abstract

The rural environment formed by farmers, agroecological experimenters is a space rich in experiences, of ancestral knowledge that is passed between generations constituting itself as a territory of resistance and confrontations to the packages provided by the green revolution that in a way caused and causes social, environmental and economic problems. From this perspective, systematizing and describing agroecological experiences is a way of confronting this model of conventional agriculture. The present work is configured as a case study that seeks to portray the profound reality, seeking to reveal the multiple dimensions present in the agroecological experience of Seu Barrim and Dona Marilene. In the methodology, an analysis will be carried out in the agroecosystem with the purpose of shedding light on the agrobiodiversity present in productive backyards, in agricultural, forestry and cultural assets. As well as conversation circles and an analysis of some qualitative variables of the LUME method such as: Autonomy and gender equity. The data obtained in this research demonstrate the importance and contribution of the experience of Seu Barrim and Dona Marilene in the preservation and maintenance of agrobiodiversity, in the sovereignty and food security of the family, helping to combat the processes of climate change, semi-arid desertification, loss of biodiversity and the degradation of ecosystems, as well as their social contribution.