CEPAGRO

One Organization, Many Relationships

The Center for the Study and Promotion of Group Agriculture (CEPAGRO) is a key organization of the agroecological movement in southern Brazil. Currently, CEPAGRO has its headquarters within the Agricultural Sciences Campus (CCA) of the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC) in the Itacorubi neighborhood in Florianópolis (SC), Brazil. The organization has very close relations with the academic community, supports the “CCA Organic Market” and the CCA Community Garden, and provides physical space, work structure and assistance in orienting interns, students researchers, undergraduate and graduate students.

Cepagro

"A Movement of Movements"

Juliana Luiz - Sociologist

and associate member of CEPAGRO

Collective Action

In 2019, the CEPAGRO team states in its annual report that it directly or indirectly benefited thousands of people in workshops, meetings, seminars and exchanges.

1051 people in workshops

In 2019, 1051 people directly benefited from CEPAGRO workshops

CEPAGRO in Numbers

4360 people at events

CEPAGRO and its partners mobilized 4360 people in meetings, seminars and exchanges

18 national and international partnerships

Cepagro had 18 national and international partnerships such as the Faculty of Food Systems at the University of British Columbia

9 municipalities reached

In 2019, 9 the municipalities reached with direct actions by CEPAGRO

9 participations in spaces of political influence

Cepagro contributes to the construction of public policies in spaces such as the Catarinense Forum for Combating the Impacts of Pesticides and Transgenics (FCCIAT).

Source: CEPAGRO 2019 activity report. Link available in the Editorial section

CEPAGRO in Numbers

O CEPAGRO through images

Connections

Political Advocacy

Political

Advocacy

Agroecological movements aim to make changes in political and other institutions that have effects for supporting agroecology in the city and in the countryside.