O trabalho analisa as características socioeconômicas e ambientais de quintais urbanos no município de Marituba, Região Metropolitana de Belém, estado do Pará. Os dados foram obtidos a partir da aplicação de 32 questionários, junto aos participantes do projeto Quintais Amazônicos Maritubenses, tecnologia social que desenvolve metodologias, técnicas e produtos em interação com a comunidade, visando inclusão produtiva e transformação social. Entre as famílias entrevistadas, 50% moram no município há mais de 15 anos, 81% são mulheres, o que evidencia o intenso protagonimo feminino no processo produtivo dos quintais. Constatou-se que 62% dos entrevistados possuem mais de 40 anos de idade e 41% possuem ensino médio completo. Espécies frutíferas, plantas medicinais e hortaliças compõem os grupos de plantas mais cultivados nos quintais, com percentuais de ocorrência de 91%, 72% e 72%, respectivamente, destacando-se dentro destes o limão (Citrus aurantiifolia), a pimenta dedo-de-moça (Capsicum baccatum L.) e a hortelã (Mentha spicata L.). A implementação do projeto Quintais Amazônicos Maritubenses, além de proporcionar o incremento na renda por meio da fabricação de subprodutos para comercialização, ampliou o nível de conscientização ambiental das famílias que passaram a reutilizar alguns materiais para a adubação dos quintais urbanos e aplicar defensivos naturais no controle de pragas e doenças das plantas cultivadas.
This study aims to characterize the agricultural production systems under urban and peri-urban agriculture (UPA) in the Curuçambá neighborhood; identify the main techniques and technologies adopted, cultivations and creations conducted, and the activity relationship within the Metropolitan Region of Belém (RMB); and estimate the production contribution to family consumption complementarily and exploratorily. Data were obtained through interviews conducted among 63 residents in the neighborhood (representing 52.50% of the universe) by monitoring the food consumption of six producers’ families for two weeks and georeferencing images from Google Satellite. Farmers were mainly from the northeast of Pará (57.14%) and other Brazilian states such as Maranhão (9.52%), Ceará (9.52%), and Paraíba (1.59%). Clearly, urban agriculture in the region was established during the migration of rural areas to Amazonian cities. Generally, most farmers had reached elementary school II (69.84%) and had an average monthly income of one to two minimum wages (50.79%). Agricultural production was promoted by approximately 111 residences in the neighborhood and was based on horticulture and small livestock keeping. Additionally, the items analyzed were allegedly produced in six production systems: common beds (71.43%), suspended beds (12.70%), fruticulture (6.35%), agroforestry yards (3.17%), hydroponics (4.76%), and aquaponics (1.59%), and were directed to supply the RMB markets. On average, 30.89% of farmers’ income covered family consumption; we estimated the opportunity cost of consumption for the five main products cultivated in the neighborhood (jambu, lettuce, coriander, chicory, and cariru) as R$ 79.88 monthly, accounting for 8.37% of the current minimum wage at that time.
<abstract> <p>Family farmers, producing a large proportion of the food consumed by the Brazilian population, seek alternative production strategies through agroecological practices owing to financial challenges. We developed an indicator system for evaluating agroecological transition potential and analyzed farmer family profiles in a Primavera Family Farmer Cooperative. Socioeconomic and productivity data were collected through questionnaires and direct observation, and an agroecological transition index was established using factor analysis. Approximately 81% of the subsistence farmers interviewed had moderate (62%) or high potential for agroecological transition (19%), had diversified production systems, and adopted a variety of sustainable agricultural practices. However, they lived with limited infrastructure and marketed products inefficiently.</p> </abstract>
Agroecological practices are alternatives for valuing and conserving the biodiversity of the Amazon as well as for integrating family farmers who survive from the exploitation of natural resources in the face of the expansion of large agricultural projects that have advanced in the region. In this respect, the objective of this study was to evaluate the scientific production related to agroecology in the Brazilian Amazon, in order to identify the main research gaps and set the foundations for new studies that will strengthen the debate on and policies to encourage sustainable agriculture. Our methodology was based on a systematic review of the literature using four academic research databases. The studies were published from 2000 to 2019. Through our database research, we obtained 36 articles that focused on agroecology in the Brazilian Amazon. Our results showed a certain level of diversity in terms of the geographic distribution of the municipalities included in the studies analyzed. Additionally, we detected diversity in terms of the dimensions addressed. For instance, reference was made to sustainable production systems based on agroecological principles, with emphasis on agroforestry systems. Additionally, socioeconomic and cultural aspects, such as the valuation of traditional knowledge and the importance of women in rural areas, were analyzed. Thus, the realization of in-depth studies that will analyze the process of agroecological transition with the use of different techniques, such as the statistical treatment of data and geoprocessing, can qualify agricultural production based on the agroecological practices in the Amazon.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.
hi@scite.ai
10624 S. Eastern Ave., Ste. A-614
Henderson, NV 89052, USA
Copyright © 2024 scite LLC. All rights reserved.
Made with 💙 for researchers
Part of the Research Solutions Family.