Edivan Carvalho has an agricultural technician degree from the Escola Agrotécnica Federal de Castanhal [Castanhal Federal Agrotechnical School] (1994). He is a specialist in Agrarian Systems Analysis and Diagnosis – INCRA / LUMIAR PROJECT (1997) and a teaching degree in Natural Sciences, with a major in Biology from the State University of Pará (2014). He is currently a researcher and coordinator of IPAM’s office in the region of Tapajós / BR-163. In his professional path, he has carried out technical advisory services for family farmers in the Amazon, such as training processes, organizational strengthening, planning of usage for family production units, and implementation and management of agroecological productive subsystems. He participated in surveys, diagnoses, and analyses about territorial and regional planning in the state of Pará, mainly in the BR-163 area of influence. He has worked in the preparation and execution of research, extension and training projects related to the environment, use of natural resources, territorial occupation, new forms of production and sustainable development. Mr. Carvalho is an author and collaborator of publications on the activities, methodologies, and projects developed throughout his professional experiences.
