GRAIN CLINIC: A DIGITAL EXTENSION ECOSYSTEM, KNOWLEDGE RECONTEXTUALISATION AND CIRCULATION IN POSTHARVEST SYSTEMS

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5212/Rev.Conexao.v.22.27083.035

Abstract

Digital university extension in postharvest is still rarely examined as an organizational ecosystem of knowledge circulation, and is often reduced to websites or isolated actions. This article aims to understand how the Grain Clinic, a permanent extension product of the Storage Technology Center (NTA/FAAZ/UFMT) linked to the project “Conexões Interinstitucionais para Inovação e Comunicação Positiva no Agronegócio Sustentável Global em Mato Grosso” (Edital PROCEV/UFMT nº 17/EXT/2024), structures this process. It is a qualitative theoretical-conceptual study based on an integrative review, documentary analysis and descriptive indicators from project reports submitted to SIEX. Ten technical materials, seven courses and four digital calculators were identified, articulated with the portal, social channels and laboratory. The Integrated Agricultural Knowledge Transfer Ecosystem (EITCA) is proposed. The Clinic operates as a hybrid sociotechnical ecosystem in which translation and infrastructure are strongly observable, while appropriation and impact remain unmeasured.

Author Biographies

  • Maicon Marinho Vieira Araujo, Federal University of Mato Grosso

    Professor na Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso (UFMT), Cuiabá, MT, Brasil. Doutorado em Agricultura Tropical.

  • Aline Regina Piedade, Federal University of Mato Grosso

    Professora na Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso (UFMT), Cuiabá, MT, Brasil. Doutorado em Engenharia Agrícola.

  • Ananda Cristina da Rocha Parreira, Federal University of Mato Grosso

    Aluna de Graduação na Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso (UFMT), Cuiabá, MT, Brasil. 

  • Amanda Caldeira Pereira Cunha, Federal University of Mato Grosso

    Aluna de Graduação na Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso (UFMT), Cuiabá, MT, Brasil. 

  • Jamilly Cristina Duarte de Araujo, Federal University of Mato Grosso

    Aluna de Graduação na Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso (UFMT), Cuiabá, MT, Brasil. 

Published

2026-09-11