Construindo saberes sobre desenvolvimento rural sustentável e agroecologia: uma experiência com extensão universitária

Abstract

This article aims to share an experience with university extension on the construction of knowledge to promote sustainable rural development from agroecology in the municipality of the São Thomé das Letras - MG. Ten meetings and twelve community activities were held in twenty months. Initially a participatory diagnosis was carried out and all the actions were constructed collectively considering the demands of the community. During the course of the project, there were some limitations mainly related to lack of funding and participation in meetings. As potentialities, the various possibilities of the social actors involved in learning, discussing and teaching about sustainable rural development and agroecology are highlighted. This experience was marked by dialogue and exchange of knowledge, seeking to overcome the idea of transmitting knowledge from university to society.