Estratégias para a prática da extensão rural em tempos de pandemia: o caso EMPAER na Paraíba.

Abstract

Rural extension and technical assistance is fundamental for social agrarian development, private extension for the achievement of rural, environmental and cultural services from a private source. The presence of extension workers in rural areas changed the economic reality of the world. However, in 2020 the extension plans had a setback, at the beginning of the year the Covid-19 pandemic was declared by the WHO. With the extremely accelerated increase, this disease proliferated throughout the world, mainly because there was no movement of people and transport (buses, boats and planes). In February, the first case appeared in São Paulo, Brazil, causing a high number of deaths. In the event of health institutions, establishments had to close their doors as well as agglomeration. These protective measures induced companies to suspend and/or postpone their activities, until alternatives emerged to carry out their work. Henceforth, Empaer (Empresa Paraibana de Pesquisa, Extensão Rural e Regularização Agrale) faced difficulties in carrying out its daily activities. For the practice of rural research in Naíba, during the COVID-19 pandemic by EMPAER. The target public was employees and institutional research bodies of EMPAER. For understanding, during the period of understanding, use of rural extension, using rural extension, using the possibility of using rural extension, using the possibility of rural use. It was found that the hybrid work service was identified (if when the hybrid work service was identified when the hybrid work service was identified when the hybrid work service was identified when the hybrid work service was used for the use of mixed crops) company activities to be added.