Comunidade quilombola Rincão dos Fernandes: uma proposta de difusão tecnológica agropecuária participativa e sustentável

Abstract

This paper presents a proposal for the Quilombola Community Rincão dos Fernandes, located in the region of Uruguaiana, RS, to stay in the rural environment, this option coming from the cultivation of medicinal plants, which can add income to this community, providing sustainable rural development, Aiming to develop the prototype of a mandala of medicinal plants implanted in the campus of the Federal University of Pampa, Alegrete, RS. This prototype model was used for the development of a vegetable garden in the quilombola community of Uruguaiana. This permanence of families in rural areas, provides social and productive participation. Being considered this practice with great cultural and social importance. To develop organic activities, relatively associated to sustainability, where it was verified their potentialities in visits and interviews with the residents of the community, pointing out their main needs. From this we also leave as a suggestion the best places of the property to obtain a fish tank, a greenhouse, an individual vegetable garden for each family, in order to provide a healthy diet, where each family should take care of their own products that will Planting, and also an area for grain polyculture. The quilombola community has shown great happiness in having people interested in the development of the community because they are very interested in making the evolution of the community happen in all possible contexts, and it has become very satisfactory to work with people who have dreams, seeing Difficulties and to be able to help in some way as an extension worker.