Family farming and sustainable rural development

Abstract

The struggle for a fair distribution of land consolidated social movements and put pressure on the Brazilian government to carry out agrarian reform. The government allocated rural workers to the settlements and created programs to strengthen family farming. The global concern with the sustainability of the planet has led scholars to think that family farming is an alternative for the reduction of poverty and for the preservation of the environment. Based on this principle, the objective of this study was to analyze whether family farming used in the family units of the Joana Darc III settlement in Rondônia contributes to sustainable development. Materials and methods: The research is characterized as descriptive and a case study. We use an instrument developed by Anjos17, semi-structured, divided into 6 blocks: Identification of the profile of farmers; Characterization of the production unit; Characterization of crop production; Production commercialization; Financing and infrastructure and, Life conditions. The sample granted for accessibility was a group formed by 30 (26.3%) rural farmers from the Joana Darc III settlement who cultivate different crops, harvested from a population of 114 farmers. For the sample size, the systematic sampling formula presented by Barbetta26 was used. The research project considers the ethical aspect and is in accordance with CNS Resolution 196/96. Results: The results showed that the settlers received financing from Pronaf for investments in increasing production and technical assistance from EMATER. However, the production system adopted is traditional, with the use of pesticides in crops and the use of pesticides in animals and they practice burning to clean the land. This practice goes against the principles of clean agriculture, which aims to preserve the environment. It was also found that the settled farmers sell their products below the market price, reducing their profit margin. However, all were unanimous in ensuring that they would have better living conditions compared to the life before the settlement and believe in improvements in the future. Conclusions: It was rejected the hypothesis that family farming used in the family units of the Joana Darc III settlement in Rondônia contributes to sustainable development.

Quantitative methods and analysis of health performance and environmental conditions in the city of Porto Velho

“…The study "Nitrate Contamination of Ground Water: sources and potential health effects" by Bouchard, Willians, Surampalli [22], confirms this real situation and its effects on human health. In a paper published in the "International Journal of Research and Science in Advanced Engineering", Paraguassú-Chaves et al [19] and another research result published in the journal "Debate in Action: scientific debate", Paraguassú-Chaves et al [23] demonstrate that urban groundwater in the city of Porto Among the conditions that aggravate the situation of water contamination by N nitrate (NO3-) in the urban area, is the inefficiency of basic sanitation (water supply and collection of sanitary sewage, construction of a rudimentary and septic tank in a precarious state). Queiroz, Heller, Silva [27], states that abundant and quality water is essential for public health, preventing diseases such as diarrhea and intestinal infections.…”

Mapping of Nitrate Contamination (NO3-) in an Urban Area on the Brazil/Bolivia Border

“…Paraguassu-Chaves et al [6] points out several health problems associated with non-standard levels of nitrate and nitrite, which can promote diseases such as childhood cyanosis and possibly different types of cancer. According to Ordinance no.…”

Nitrate Concentration (NO3-) in Groundwater of the Urban Area of Nova Mamoré - Rondônia in the Brazil / Bolivia Border

“…Children under three months of age are more sensitive than adults because they consume more water compared to their body weight; and by the pH of their stomach is favorable to the development of bacteria that reduce nitrate to nitrite, which does not normally occur in adults [10]. In several studies by Paraguassú-Chaves et al [11]; [12] have already pointed to a safety alert for the health of people who are subjected to such situation in the majority of the cities of the Amazon with sanitation and sewage services precarious or practically nonexistent. That the population of these cities consume water with concentrations higher than 3 mg/L of nitrogen in the form of nitrate (NO3-) which in itself is indicative of contamination due to anthropogenic activities, also indicators of bacterial contamination and fertilizers.…”