Cenário da educação ambiental segundo os agricultores familiares do DPIVAS em Sousa (PB).

Abstract

In Brasil, the predominant rural development model is still based on extensive land use; in monoculture; on export; in the intensive use of machines, chemical fertilizers and agrochemicals. The invisible face of sustainable reality and food security, especially for the productive sector, is environmental education. Environmental education should be the first step in instigating critical awareness of environmental issues. A thematic area little explored by the local academy in the Sousa-PB region, concerns with environmental issues moved this research with the objective of knowing the perception of the family farmers of the Irrigated Irrigation District Várzeas de Sousa (DPIVAS) regarding the scenario of education environment in that irrigation district. The literature review explored the debate on Environmental Education; the scenario of irrigation districts in Brazil; and agro-industrial systems and family farming. As for the methodology, this research is delineated as exploratory, descriptive and field. It is concluded that the environmental matter in the Várzeas de Sousa is at the mercy of the initiative of the small rural producer – although actions related to lectures or courses on the themes related to the environment or environmental education are cited. It is a fact that many institutions could contribute substantially with research and / or with the consequent technical extension related to environmental education.