Tecnologias sociais e práticas agroecológicas no semiárido potiguar

Leandro Vieira Cavalcante; Anelisse da Silva Pinheiro; Maria Flávia Dantas da Cruz; Emily Kadidja de Medeiros

doi:10.35260/54212410-2025

Authors

Leandro Vieira Cavalcante (ed)

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN)

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3970-6655

Anelisse da Silva Pinheiro (ed)

https://orcid.org/0009-0001-9391-931X

Maria Flávia Dantas da Cruz (ed)

https://orcid.org/0009-0001-1012-3122

Emily Kadidja de Medeiros (ed)

https://orcid.org/0009-0009-4613-7719

DOI: https://doi.org/10.35260/54212410-2025

Keywords:

Ecology and agricultural production, Community development, Social technologies, Sustainable agricultural practices

Synopsis

This booklet presents the results of the extension project "Agroecological Transition and Solidarity Economy in the Seridó Potiguar," carried out by the Semi-Arid Territories Research and Extension Group (SEMIAR) in partnership with the Diocesan Caritas of Caicó.
In August 2024, visits were made to the agroecological transition experiences of 10 groups of peasant women located in different communities in the municipalities of Lagoa Nova and Bodó, in the interior of Rio Grande do Norte.
The women in these groups benefited from family and collective social technologies implemented by Caritas, contributing to productive diversification, food security, and income generation.
These technologies include economic seedbeds, biowater tanks, and biodigesters, which favor the collective production of agroecological gardens, reflecting the potential of agroecology in promoting better living conditions for women and their families, strengthening Coexistence with the Semi-Arid Region. During community visits, women were asked about the importance of social technologies in their lives and agroecological management practices. Their stories were selected and included in this booklet.

In addition to the women's stories, the booklet also features photographs that demonstrate the daily practice of agroecological management and the use of social technologies disseminated by Cáritas in the communities of the Potiguar Semi-Arid region.

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Author Biographies

Leandro Vieira Cavalcante, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN)

He holds a bachelor's, master's, and doctorate in Geography from the State University of Ceará (UECE). He is a professor in the Department of Geography at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Caicó campus. He coordinates the Semi-Arid Territories Research and Extension Group (SEMIAR), which develops teaching, research, and extension initiatives with groups of peasant and quilombola women from the Seridó Potiguar region, in the areas of agroecology, solidarity economy, and coexistence with the semi-arid region.

Anelisse da Silva Pinheiro

Graduated in Geography and currently pursuing a Master's degree in Geography from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN). Researcher at the Semi-Arid Territories Research and Extension Group (SEMIAR). She worked as a scholarship holder on the extension project "Agroecological Transition and Solidarity Economy in Seridó Potiguar."

Maria Flávia Dantas da Cruz

Graduated in Geography and currently pursuing a Master's degree in Geography from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN). Researcher at the Semi-Arid Territories Research and Extension Group (SEMIAR). She worked as a scholarship holder on the extension project "Agroecological Transition and Solidarity Economy in Seridó Potiguar."

Emily Kadidja de Medeiros

Graduated in Geography and currently pursuing a Master's degree in Geography from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN). Researcher at the Semi-Arid Territories Research and Extension Group (SEMIAR). She worked as a scholarship holder on the extension project "Agroecological Transition and Solidarity Economy in Seridó Potiguar."