ACTIVITIES CONCERNING ANIMAL CREATION ON AGROECOLOGICAL BASIS IN PERNAMBUCO

In November, several events related to organic and agro-ecological creations took place in Pernambuco.

On the 21st, at the Federal Rural University of Pernambuco (UFRPE), in Recife, the SEMINAR ON ANIMAL CREATION OF AGROECOLOGICAL BASE OF THE NORDESTE, coordinated by Prof. Dr. Jorge Mattos with the support of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply. The interest in the theme was evidenced by the presence of more than 450 participants among students, teachers and producers of the region and its surroundings. The Director of IBEM, Angela Escosteguy, participated in the morning, as a panelist in the Roundtable on Animal Nutrition in the organic systems and in the afternoon in the Round Table Legislation of organic and alternative and institutional markets.

On this same day, the Academic Directorate of Veterinary Medicine, through its General Coordinator, Manuel Aleixo, organized the Health and Sustainability Debate Table: agroecological experiences in Veterinary Medicine, taking advantage of the presence of outside speakers. For Angela “it is a joy to participate in events like these, full of young students of veterinary medicine interested and enthusiastic about the prospects of developing agro-ecological and organic animal breeding in the region.”

On the next day (21/11), in the city of Itambé / PE, took place the 1st Seminar on Family Agriculture and Organic Livestock of the Mata Norte promoted by the Itambé City Council, together with the IBEM, with the support of the Agronomic Institute of Pernambuco (IPA) and SEBRAE. The event is part of the activities of the Project Itambé on the Field, which aims to encourage organic production and present ways to strengthen family farmers in the region.

In the afternoon started the Course How to create Organic Chickens, which took place from 22 to 24/11, promoted by the IBEM in partnership with the Itambé City Hall. Twenty producers of the Association of producers and breeders of Paraguaçú participated, as well as students and technicians from the region.