Abstract
The study analyzes the knowledge and consumption of organic foods and the understanding on the concept of food security of 60 regular elementary school students and 46 students of the youth and adult education (YAE) from a public school in Palmas, Tocantins State. From a qualitative-quantitative and exploratory approach, this study used as a methodological data collection instrument a semi-structured questionnaire with five questions, applied to regular elementary and high school students. The answers given to the questions were categorized in percentages and analyzed by the techniques of statistical and content analyses. Among other results, the research verified the lack of knowledge of these students regarding this subject. Given this, school must develop strategies and effective practical actions, not just theoretical ones, able to encourage the adherence of healthier food choices to students. It is concluded that it is essential to emphasize the theme of healthy eating in science teaching.
Highlights
Modern organic agriculture emerged in the 1960s as producers and consumers started to recognize that the use of chemical inputs in food production could cause serious health problems for the population and the environment.Estação Científica (UNIFAP) ISSN 2179-1902 https://periodicos.unifap.br/index.php/estacao Macapá, v. 7, n. 2, p. 87-100, maio/ago. 2017In Brazil, the organic production system is regulated by the Federal Law n.° 10.831, from December 23, 2003, which contains disciplinary rules for the production, typing, processing, packaging, distribution, identification and certification of organic product quality, of animal or vegetable origin.Organic agriculture is defined as an integrated production system which promotes and strengthens healthy agro-systems, which includes biodiversity, biological cycles and soil biological activity
Some young people and adults have a better understanding of what organic foods and food security are in Science class, because returning to school to complete their studies brings significant baggage of experience and knowledge acquired over the course of life, it is hypothesized that in the researched school, not all the students of the Regular Elementary School and the youth and adult education (YAE) have knowledge on this subject
According to the Political Pedagogical Project (PPP) of the researched school, there is a concern about the security and food education of students and staff of this institution, since one of the objectives described in the PPP is to elaborate a menu that addresses the school staff’s and students’ interests
Summary
Modern organic agriculture emerged in the 1960s as producers and consumers started to recognize that the use of chemical inputs in food production could cause serious health problems for the population and the environment. Organic agriculture is defined as an integrated production system which promotes and strengthens healthy agro-systems, which includes biodiversity, biological cycles and soil biological activity. In this system, practices of the use of low inputs quantity are adopted and take into account the regional conditions required for local adaptations to the production (HERNÁNDEZ, 2000). Organic agriculture is an option for the production safe and nutritionally rich food
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