Sustainability and environmental education in family agriculture: the case of a cooperative in the Potiguar semi-arid

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/dma.v55i0.73169

Keywords:

sustainable practices, agroecology, coopapi, Apodi/RN

Abstract

The work aimed to identify how the Potiguar Cooperative of Apiculture and Sustainable Rural Development (COOPAPI) operates in training processes directed to environmental education and sustainable practices with cooperative farmers. To obtain the research data, a semi-structured interview was used, in order to identify in detail the sense and meaning attributed by family farmers as to the relationship between environmental education and sustainability in family farming. The study revealed that the environmental theme is not experienced through training that can direct farmers to introduce it in their ambience intentionally; however, farmers experience environmental education through their daily farming activities. Still, farmers see the cooperative as a facilitator of sustainable practices, since the cooperative assists in the tasks of guiding farmers in organic cultivation and inspects the misuse of resources.


Author Biographies

Rosa Adeyse Silva, Faculdade do Complexo Educacional Santo André - FACESA

Mestre em Ciências Sociais e Humanas pela Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte - PPGCISH/UERN, e Bacharel em Administração pela Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido - UFERSA. Professora do Curso de Administração da Faculdade do Complexo Educacional Santo André - FACESA.

Maria Betânia Ribeiro Torres, Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte - UERN

Licenciada em Ciências Sociais pela Faculdade Frassinetti do Recife (1989), mestra em Desenvolvimento e Meio Ambiente pela Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte (2003), doutora em ciências sociais pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Sociais da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte. Professora permanente doPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Sociais e Humanas (PPGCISH/UERN).

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Published

2020-12-17

How to Cite

Silva, R. A., & Torres, M. B. R. (2020). Sustainability and environmental education in family agriculture: the case of a cooperative in the Potiguar semi-arid. Desenvolvimento E Meio Ambiente, 55. https://doi.org/10.5380/dma.v55i0.73169

Issue

Vol. 55 (2020)

Section

Society and environment in the Semiárido: controversies and approaches

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