Special college course for settlements from land reform: agronomy whit emphasis on agroecology and sustainable rural systems, an INCRA_PRONERA/UFSCar proposal.

Abstract

The present document is a product of the work developed by teachers and researchers from Federal São Carlos University – UFSCAR, technical representations from INCRA (National Institute of Colonization and Land Reform) and leaders and assessors of four Social Land Movements in Sao Paulo State (Rural Wageworkers Federation of Sao Paulo State – FERAESP, Family Agriculture Workers Federation of Sao Paulo State – FAF, Landless Rural Workers Movement of Sao Paulo State – MST-SP, and Settled Women and Quilombolas Organization of Sao Paulo State – OMAQUESP). From a demand presented by INCRA for a course of agronomics aimed at the formation of land workers benefited by Land Reform, a proposal was elaborate for an Agronomy Course with emphasis on Agroecology and Sustainable Rural Systems, with a temporary and special character. The course, based on principles of agroecology and sustainable land use, started in January 2009 at Escola Popular Rosa de Luxemburgo, in Iaras County, SP, through UFSCar Sorocaba campus management.