Agroecological ideas: Views and translations of local actors in the State of Pará[Ideias agroecológicas: Visões e traduções de atores locais no Estado do Pará]

This article analyzes the "agroecological ideas", that is, the cognitive dimension of social actors – institutions of civil society and public power – in three territories in the State of Pará. to agroecology and how this reference influences actions in favor of family farming. From the dialogue with social actors involved in agroecology, we proceeded with comparative analyzes between different ideas of different actors. The logic of the visions of each social actor is the result of the objectives of each institution and the territorial context in which it operates. The territory, like its specificities, shapes the views of actors and institutions.