The aims of the article are (1) to highlight the fact that research conducted under agroecological strategies serves to illustrate the fruitfulness of multi-strategic research, and (2) to point to the relevance of agroecology in Brazil, as well as to its growing importance in the production of foodstuffs throughout the world.
Agroecology; Family farming; Food security; Food sovereignty; Model of the interaction of scientific activities and values; Multi-strategic research