Ethnobotany of the peanut in recôncavo da Bahia, Brazil

Almeida, Ademir Trindade; Peixoto, Clovis Pereira; Poelking, Viviane Guzzo de Carli; Bloisi, Luiz Fernando Melgaço; Santos, Jamile Maria da Silva dos; Santos, Ana Maria Pereira Bispo dos

doi:10.14393/bj-v33n2-33069

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“…In addition, there is a preference for cultivars that are not intended for the mechanized cultivation system. In this sense, studies about peanut plants carried out in the Bahian Recôncavo showed that farmers preferred to use the cultivar Vagem Lisa (GONÇALVES et al, 2004;ALMEIDA et al, 2017).…”

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“…Soils with a lot of organic matter are not recommended because it can imply in a large growth of the plant and consequently a decrease in legume production. An important aspect about the areas used for peanut cultivation in the Bahian Recôncavo is the use of intercropping systems with crops in their initial phase of implantation, mainly citrus, yam and corn (ALMEIDA et al, 2017).…”

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“…Studies about special spacing and spatial arrangements were performed in the Bahian Recôncavo in order to research how to get a higher yield of the peanut plant in local conditions (GONÇALVES et al, 2004;PEIXOTO et al, 2008;SILVEIRA et al, 2010;. However, although the results evidenced better productivity when employing sowing in furrows, farmers in this region still insist on sowing peanut in irregularly spaced pits (ALMEIDA et al, 2017).…”

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“…Most farmers sell their products to middlemen or intermediary individuals in their properties. According to ALMEIDA et al (2017), based on the data collected from 60 farmers that participated in this study, the average yield is about 57 bags of four "quartas" per hectare. Under these conditions, the total cost of production (US$ 1,166.00) divided by the number of bags harvested (57 bags) is equivalent to an average of US$ 20.40 per bag.…”

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Methods of cultivation and technical coefficients of peanuts in the Bahian Recôncavo

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The objective of this study was to collect information about peanut cultivation methods adopted by family farmers in the Bahian Recôncavo (region that surrounds the bay in the state of Bahia, Brazil), using a specific form and also direct information from farmers. An ethnobotanical survey was carried out in the mesoregion of the Bahian Recôncavo in the following municipalities: Conceição do Almeida, Cruz das Almas, Maragogipe, São Felipe, São Felix, Sapeaçú and Laje (Vale do Jequiriçá), where 60 local farmers answered a nonstructured questionnaire about peanut cultivation. The cultivation system was estimated based on technical coefficients related to peanut cultivation in the area evaluated. The peanut cultivation system is carried out by family farmers from the Bahian Recôncavo who employ outdated practices and do not use the required basic steps. The technical coefficients analyzed show that the cultivation of peanut is an unprofitable activity when considering the high cost of production in this region, even though productivity is higher than in the entire state as well as in the Northeast region. Farmers in the Bahian Recôncavo do not consider the actual production costs of peanuts since they use seeds from previous crops and do not account for the labor costs of family members. There is a lack of active and continuous technical assistance to family farmers, not only in relation to the cultivation system, but also the possibility of other destinations for peanuts produced in the region.

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confidence: 99%