Associate Professor at the Faculty of Agricultural Engineering, State University of Campinas (FEAGRI/UNICAMP). Holds a degree in Agronomic Engineering from the São Paulo State University "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" (1998), a Master's degree (2002) and a Doctorate (2006) in Agricultural Engineering from the State University of Campinas, specializing in Planning and Sustainable Rural Development. She coordinated the Terra Extension Program, which strengthens agroecology initiatives in the Campinas and Limeira regions. She is the Regional Coordinator of Pro-SEMEIA, a partnership between Unicamp, UFG, and the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Family Agriculture. She was a professor at the State University of Maringá (2006-2009). Teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in Rural Extension and Agroecology, she conducts research on family farming, public policies, agroecology, rural extension and agrarian reform.

Rural Development, with an emphasis on Agroecology, Public Policies for Family Farming and Rural Extension.

Undergraduate 

FA345 – History and Development of Brazilian Agriculture

FA747 – Rural Sociology and Rural Extension

FA061 – Agroecology and Rural Extension

FA091 – Agriculutral Marketing

Graduate

AP555 - Fundamentals of Agroecology 

AP515 - Rural Extension 

AP545 - Environment, Agrarian Issues, and Multimedia Resources 

State Policy for Agroecology and Organic Production  (PEAPO) and State Plan for Agroecology and Organic Production (PLEAPO) of the State of São Paulo: implementation and territorial governance.

The project supports the implementation of the São Paulo State Policy and Plan for Agroecology and Organic Production (PEAPO and PLEAPO) through social participation and the establishment of territorial governance structures. Governance models and operating protocols will be developed. Two pilot initiatives and an indicator system for monitoring and evaluation will then be implemented. Subsequently, the initiative will be expanded to four additional territories, reaching a total of six experiences. The project is expected to consolidate a permanent system for monitoring and improving agroecology policies in the state.

Research Team: Vanilde Ferreira de Souza-Esquerdo (Coordinator), Araci Kamiyama, Juliana Pires de Arruda Leite, Ricardo Serra Borsatto, Regina A. Leite de Camargo, Sonia Maria Pereira Bergamasco, Josely Rimoli, André de Camargo Macedo, Wolney Felippe Antunes Junior, Fabio Grigoletto, Luis Henrique Conti Tasca, Shana Sampaio Sieber, Julicristie Machado de Oliveira, Camila de Souza Gabriel, Camila Ciasca Prosdocimi, Leonaldo de Carvalho Brandão, Cinthia Baú Betim Cazarin, Antonio Augusto Rossotto Ioris, Maira Rodrigues, Marcus Vinícius Peinado Gomes, Sebastião Wilson Tivelli, Wagner de Melo Romão, Yovana María Barrera Saavedra, Aline Bernardes Candido dos Santos, Helena Lelli Riga, Maria Emilia Gomes de Sá, Luã Gabriel Trento, Adriana Cattai Pismel, Rachel Vaz Soraggi, Marcio da Silva Queiroz, Henrique Carmona Duval, Isabel Fonseca Barcellos, Edevando Moraes Ruas.

Funding Agency: FAPESP