Trajetória da Rota 4 da Caravana Agroecológica do Sudeste rumo ao Vale do Ribeira, com o tema: “Cooperativas, comunidades e assentamentos”

The Southeast Agroecological Caravan was created with the main objective of realizing atrue exchange of knowledge related to agroecology among several groups. In the caravanthe participants, who are students, farmers, teachers, technicians and representatives of civilsociety organizations, unite through stories and reports, thus preserving the culture, identityand learning of each class. The Agroecological Caravan of the Southeast towards the RibeiraValley had five routes of departure points and different routes, so, in a simultaneous way, eachroute carried out a route of different visits and in the end all the routes went to the same pointof departure. Meeting, the municipality of Barra do Turvo - SP, in the Ribeira Valley. Rota 4,with the theme: “Cooperatives, communities and settlements” began in Uberlândia, integratingstudents and professors from the Federal University of Uberlândia (UFU), members of NACEM(Cerro Mineiro Agroecology Center), members of GUARAS ( University Group of Agriculture with Environmental and Social Responsibility) and also farmers of settlements of the regionof Uberlândia - MG. The route left Uberlândia and passed through Ribeirao Preto - SP, SaoCarlos - SP, Apiai - SP and arrived at its destination that was Barra do Turvo - SP, and in eachpassing city added more participants in the caravan. The purpose of route 4 was to show ushow it works and how important the union of farmers is when the goal is to create cooperativesto market their products, live in communities, or fight for the conquest of their land.