摘要:Using participant observation and documentary analysis, this article is an exploratory study that proposes to understand how agroecology emerges as a central topic in the debate on innovation for family farming in the state of Tocantins, North Region of Brazil. Among the results, it was verified that since the creation of the National Program of Innovation and Sustainability in Family Farming there was a better engagement between actors of educational, research and rural extension institution, facilitating the construction of an Agroecology sociotechnical. In addition, the importance of strengthening and promoting agroecological practices in Tocantins was remarkable. We noted that Agroecology is intrinsically related to the emergence of novelties in rural spaces, integrating a set of learnings, practices and organizational forms.