Revista Brasileira de História da Educação
On-line version ISSN 2238-0094
Abstract
NERY, Marco Arlindo Amorim Melo. Agronomists and the construction of policy for agricultural teaching in the early 20th century. Rev. Bras. Hist. Educ [online]. 2017, vol.17, n.1, pp.167-199. ISSN 2238-0094. https://doi.org/10.4025/rbhe.v17n1.846.
Abstract: Discussions on agricultural modernization and the formation of specialized workers, already present throughout the 19th century, were highlighted by the establishment of the National Society of Agriculture (SNA). This fact demonstrated the rise of the landed elite seeking more space in politics, coupled to the emergence of agronomists as holders of scientific knowledge focused on agricultural practices. SNA members counterpoised the power of the São Paulo landed elite and demanded from the central Brazilian government the establishment of a policy that would meet the organization's interests. The Ministry of Agriculture, Industry and Trade (1906) was the result of tensions between the SNA and the São Paulo coffee growers. Four years later, legislation on agricultural education was enacted.
Keywords : agronomists; agriculture; agricultural policy.