PRODUÇÃO DE HORTALIÇAS PARA SEGURANÇA ALIMENTAR DE FAMÍLIAS COM VULNERABILIDADE SOCIAL

Abstract

The Horta Comunitária extension project aims to produce vegetables to guarantee food security to families in social vulnerability situation, improving student training and development of the Olericulture sector in Morrinhos-Goiás. The project is developed in Morrinhos, at Colégio Estadual Silvio Gomes de Melo Filho (-1743’ 52.76” S, 49º 7’ 54.66” W, altitude: 771 m) in partnership with local entities and regional companies. The project’s management is responsibility of the teachers, employees and scholarship students and volunteers from the Intituto Federal Goiano Campus – Morrinhos, which are responsible for all producting stages, harvesting and distribution of the vegetables produced. The project has achieved significant results in training students, rural producers and assisting families in social vulnerability, as it provides them healthy and quality food