Banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO: MARIA FERNANDA SILVA SANTOS

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STUDENT : MARIA FERNANDA SILVA SANTOS
DATE: 20/08/2025
TIME: 14:00
LOCAL: Google Meet
TITLE:

Knowledge flows in the Semiarid: an analysis of technical assistance and rural

extension in agroecological cotton production projects in Seridó Potiguar.

KEY WORDS:

Seridó; Cotton production; Knowledge flows; Technical Assistance and Rural

Extension.

PAGES: 70
BIG AREA: Ciências Humanas
AREA: Geografia
SUMMARY:

The resumption of cotton production in the Semiarid Potiguar, more specifically in the region of Seridó,

restores an important activity in the historical process of the region. Two recent projects have

promoted agroecological cotton production: the Potiguar Agroecological Cotton Program (PAAP),

coordinated by the state government; and the AgroSertão Program, coordinated by the Riachuelo

Institute. Both projects have the partnership of Embrapa-Algodão, Emater-RN and Sebrae-RN, and

incorporate Technical Assistance and Rural Extension (ATER) as a methodology relevant to the

execution of their activities. The present research seeks to investigate the impact of ATER as knowledge

flows of territorial repercussion from the comparative analysis of agroecological cotton production

projects in Seridó Potiguar. For this, the research adopts qualitative-quantitative methodological

procedures, integrating the collection of secondary data in databases such as IBGE; bibliographic and

documentary survey on the historical trajectory of regional productive dynamics; and application of

semi-structured interviews to the social agents involved in agro-ecological cotton production projects.

Finally, it is hoped to understand the different uses of the territory expressed in the intentions of the

institutions responsible for the desire and coordination of the respective projects.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Externa à Instituição - ANA CRISTINA DE ALMEIDA FERNANDES - UFPE
Interno - 3214278 - LEANDRO VIEIRA CAVALCANTE
Presidente - 1216653 - THIAGO ADRIANO MACHADO