The Mission of the PPGAO is:

‘ Promoting the development, critical sense and systemic view of professionals capable of implementing qualified and transforming practices in organic agriculture, through a solid scientific and technological base’.

The general objective of the PPGAO is:

Integrate theoretical and practical knowledge related to the management of organic production systems, required for the training and qualification of professionals to work in teaching, research, rural extension, technical consultancy and management, and thus contribute to the expansion of Organic Agriculture in Brazil. In this sense, Masters in Organic Agriculture are expected to be able to:

– Apply the principles, philosophy and concepts of organic agriculture on a sustainable basis, incorporating the investigative dimension into social practice.

– Use theoretical and practical instruments with which to consolidate and advance available knowledge, contributing directly at scientific and technological levels and at political, economic, sociocultural and environmental levels for the expansion of organic agriculture.

– Subsidizing the formulation, planning, execution and evaluation of public policies, especially at the local level, that favor the expansion of production systems based on the principles of Organic Agriculture, applied to agricultural production.

– Develop public or private extension activities, aiming at proposing solutions oriented to needs and realities, including quality improvement, production efficiency and the development of organic farmers.