Hortas urbanas e periurbanas: o que nos diz a literatura brasileira?

Abstract

Urban and periurban gardens: what does the Brazilian literature tell us?Growing vegetables in backyards and in community gardens gained importance as an alternative policy for the reduction of poverty and the increasing of household food intake since the final years of the late century in Brazil. The Brazilian experiences have been reported in different scientific publications but until now, there has not been an attempt to evaluate those results. For that purpose, Brazilian scientific publications were sought in the sites www.google. com.br, www.scielo.com.br, www.periodicos.capes.gov.br and in the Lattes platform from CNPq. The results showed that the majority of publications were available to download free. The number of publications increased between 1996 and 2009 and most of them were published in Congresses and Meetings. Vegetable cultivation contributed to increase of the welfare of population. Nonetheless, several difficulties were reported: chiefly among these, the lack of social organization, lack of access to technical assistance, capital, land and water. Until now, the majority of these projects have been of short duration (less than three years); therefore it is necessary to carry out long term researches in order to evaluate strategies for overcoming these difficulties.

Diverse food in urban gardens in the promotion of food and nutrition security in Brazil: a review

“…Over the last decade, urban agriculture has become part of public policies aimed at reducing poverty and promoting food security . However, there are several obstacles to successfully produce food in urban gardens: the lack of technical assistance, capital and space available to residents . To overcome such limitations, public policies and social organizations are essential because they can provide subsidies to improve garden management and allow residents to afford the technologies needed for producing food in urban gardens.…”

Agricultura Urbana e Periurbana

“…A interação entre participantes no espaço de convivência tem contribuído nos processos solidários e cooperativos e no fortalecimento do vínculo interpessoal, das famílias e da comunidade. Também se destaca a melhora da organização da sociedade local e a melhora da paisagem urbana, com a eliminação de terrenos abandonados [21,51,52] .…”

Hortas Urbanas No Brasil: Evolução, Desafios E Perspectivas

“…No caso do Brasil, as HU foram originalmente incentivadas pelo governo, fazendo parte da política nacional de redução da pobreza e garantia de segurança alimentar (Branco & De Alcântara, 2011). As HU melhoram a segurança alimentar e nutricional de comunidades urbanas e criam um habitat urbano melhorado (Cribb, & Cribb, 2009), além de qualidade de vida para a população urbana apresentando-se como uma opção para o combate à pobreza com melhorias na segurança alimentar e nutricional, na qualidade ambiental das cidades e na destinação social da terra urbana (Coutinho et al, 2011).…”