THE GEOHISTORIC REALITY OF PEASANT COMMUNITIES AND THEIR SOCIOCULTURAL PRACTICES: A CASE STUDY ON THE PROVISION OF TRAINING COURSES

Abstract

Between 1950 and 1970, there was a significant migration of peasants from Minas Gerais to the region between Anápolis and Pirenópolis, in Goiás. The state to this day maintains a high percentage of miners residing in Goiás, both in the countryside and in the cities. After five decades, Goiás changed its landscape, with large business deals in the field. Brazil expands in agribusiness, mainly in the Center-West region of the country, but despite being relevant in the national economy, agribusiness divides opinions and heats up debates. Agro is tech, agro is pop, agro is not everything! This has been the rhetoric of traditional communities whose agriculture is based on sustainable bases and which calls attention to the relevance of new peasant dynamics and a new look at family farming communities. Thus, based on a literature review, this paper presents a brief recent history of Brazilian agriculture. Evidencing teaching scenarios for agricultural training in agroecology. When presenting the historicity of inadequate land use in agroforestry activities in Minas Gerais during the mid-twentieth century, this work presents an overview of the respective area, listing the main institutions that offer both on-site and distance learning courses. It also presents a successful case of urban agroecology in a municipality in the Greater Belo Horizonte.