PROCESOS PARTICIPATIVOS PARA GENERACIÓN DE INNOVACIONES AGROECOLÓGICAS: EL CASO DEL ASENTAMIENTO EPÉ TIARAJU RIBEIRÃO PRETO, BRASIL
Résumé
Participatory processes for generation of agroecological innovations: the case of settlement Epé Tiaraju Ribeirão Preto, Brasil. - The region of Ribeirão Preto, in north of the state of São Paulo, Brazil, is characterized by the predominance of sugarcane monoculture, with large environmental, social and concentration of land impacts. In response to social demands of the MST - the Movement of Rural Landless Workers, in 2004 was implanted in the region a land reform settlement, backed by the agroecological matrix and the use of agroforestry systems. Since 2005, research activities and socio-environmental training were developed by federal government agencies in support of the settlement. The article discusses the first results of this process of building a new development model for the region, more sustainable under the ecological point of view and allowing regional agrobiodiversity rescue. The data show that the basic training conducted by peasant organizations, coupled with public policies to promote the agroforestry, have led to significant strides in the direction of agroecological transition. In this participatory process of innovation, farmers assume the role of major actors towards sustainable development, because while producing food, conserve biodiversity.
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