In the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, a partnership was formed between seven institutions,
including both governmental and non-governmental organizations, that had been acting previously
and independently in favor of the agroecological movement. In the area of agroecology an interinstitutional
project of this size is innovative in the country, especially when considering the
involvement of public organs.
The general objectives of the project, entitled Rio Agroecology Network, are as follows:
· strengthening of agriculture in the region, in particular family agriculture, and thereby
permitting greater sustainability and the consequent improvement of farmers¿ incomes, besides
contributing to both environmental preservation and the quality of rural life;
· increase in the supply of organically produced food of high nutritional value, without health
risks to the consumer;
· training of technicians and farmers in agroecological cultivation systems;
· consolidation of a reference center for the generation of appropriate technologies and the
dissemination of information on agroecology.