O QUINTAL AGROFLORESTAL INDÍGENA COMO RECURSO DIDÁTICO NAS AULAS DE AGROECOLOGIA E EXTENSÃO RURAL

Abstract

This work reports the experiences of the agroforestry backyard of the Umariacu Community,in the municipality of Tabatinga, state of Amazonas, from the field lessons, making this area atrue didactic resource for students of the Agricultural Technical Course of the Federal Instituteof Amazonas Campus Tabatinga . In the place are experiences related to the disciplines ofAgroecology and Extension, with emphasis on its practices and principles. The activity soughtto integrate learning in the classroom with the experience of indigenous farmers in the use oftraditional production systems, in this case the agroforestry yard. During the experiment, the importanceof traditional knowledge (common sense) for the formation of agroecology, as well asthe dissemination of sustainable agricultural practices through rural extension, was perceived.