Urban agriculture in Belém, Brazil

Madaleno, Isabel María

doi:10.1016/s0264-2751(99)00053-0

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“…A study in Belem, Brazil, found that nearly a third of interviewees had been farming their plot for upwards of 20 years (Madaleno 2000). In Montevideo, Uruguay, urban agriculture has been practiced since the founding of the city in 1724, and in the 1950s it received a significant boost through active government support (Santandreu et al 2009).…”

Section: Innovative Urban Agriculture Programs In South Americamentioning

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Give peas a chance? Urban agriculture in developing countries. A review

Hamilton

Burry

Mok

et al. 2013

Agron. Sustain. Dev.

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International audienceUrban agriculture is receiving increasing attention throughout the developing world, but debate rages as to whether it is a blessing or a curse. Some see it as savior for the poor, providing food, and livelihoods, yet to others it is responsible for harboring and vectoring pathogenic diseases and is an archaic practice that has no place along the path toward development. Consequently, the activity receives a mixed reception, and despite much support in many instances, it certainly does not enjoy universal unimpeded progress. Here, we undertake a global tour of urban agriculture throughout the developing world in an attempt to elucidate the various benefits, costs, and hindrances associated with the practice. Through this analysis we identify the need for better understanding of the following six aspects if urban agriculture is to make a meaningful contribution to food security and sustenance of livelihoods in the future: (1) the global and regional extent of urban agriculture; (2) the contribution of urban agriculture to communicable diseases, especially malaria but also diarrheal disease; (3) the role that urban agriculture does and/or could play in abating both malnutrition and obesity; (4) the impacts of urban agriculture on women; (5) appropriate methods of achieving governance and institutional support; and (6) the risks posed by chemical pollutants, particularly as Africa becomes increasingly industrialized. Overlaying these, we suggest that the time is ripe to extend the debate about urban agriculture’s positive and negative environmental impacts—especially in relation to carbon emissions—from primarily a developed world concern to the developing world, particularly since it is the developing world where population growth and consequent resource use is increasing most rapidly

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Section: Innovative Urban Agriculture Programs In South Americamentioning

confidence: 99%

Give peas a chance? Urban agriculture in developing countries. A review

Hamilton

Burry

Mok

et al. 2013

Agron. Sustain. Dev.

163

142

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“…Neste grupo se encaixam as árvores frutíferas comestíveis que incorporam à alimentação diferentes fontes de vitaminas, de suma importância ao metabolismo fisiológico humano, podendo também oferecer sombra e lazer, além de se enquadrarem no grupo das medicinais alternativas (MS, 2002;Madaleno, 2000). Na região amazônica, as adaptações das populações humanas (tradicionais ou externas à região) em ambientes urbanos podem acarretar diferenças no uso destes recursos (Martins, 1998).…”

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Árvores frutíferas nos quintais urbanos de Boa Vista, Roraima, Amazônia brasileira

Semedo

Barbosa²

2007

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“…Essa mesma observação é feita para proteínas (adequada > 2,5 g.100g-1), Na Amazônia, nos grupos de espé-cies botânicas utilizadas por populações sedentárias na forma de quintais caseiros, o de maior expressão, ou pelo menos o de maior visibilidade, é o da categoria "perene" (CLEMENT, 1999). Nesse grupo se encontram as árvores frutíferas comestíveis, que incorporam à alimentação diferentes fontes de vitaminas, de suma importância ao metabolismo fi siológico humano, podendo também oferecer sombra e lazer, além de se enquadrarem no grupo das medicinais alternativas (MADALENO, 2000).…”

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“…O cultivo de coco (rico em proteínas) e o de manga (vitamina A), além de acerola, caju e goiaba (vitamina C) indicam que a conjugação desses cultivos caseiros pode ser parte de uma estratégia de sobrevivência (MADALENO, 2000), contribuindo para a suplementação alimentar de populações de baixa renda, como preconizado pela FAO (2004 A unidade de produção "chacra" está inserida dentro do conceito de agricultura familiar no Brasil e, como tal, representa uma alternativa modeladora de um desenvolvimento menos excludente e ambientalmente mais equilibrado (SANTOS;MITJA, 2012).…”

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A “chacra” e a diversidade vegetal na Morraria em Mato Grosso

Vieira

Azevedo

Coelho

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The "chakra" and plant diversity in Morraria in Mato Grosso Le «chakra» et la diversité des plantes dans Morraria dans le Mato Grosso Resumo: O objetivo deste trabalho foi descrever unidade de manejo "chacra" e a diversidade vegetal na região de Morraria em Mato Grosso. Foram utilizadas técnicas qualitativas de observação direta e observação participativa. Os tamanhos das "chacras" não excederam a 1,5 hectares. Os informantes identifi caram 109 espécies vegetais. As "chacras" tem as funções de ofertar trabalho aos idosos, otimização da mão de obra e de recursos fi nanceiros, alternativa de alimentação e de renda para as famílias e fonte de material genético para as roças. Palavras-chave: agricultura tradicional; diversidade agrícola; Cáceres. Abstract: The aim of this study was to describe management unit "chakra" and plant diversity in Morraria region in Mato Grosso. Qualitative techniques of direct observation and participant observation were used. The sizes of the "chakras" did not exceed 1.5 hectares. Informants identifi ed 109 plant species. The "chakras," it has the functions of job offer for the elderly, optimization of labor and fi nancial resources, alternative of food and income for families and genetic material source for the fi elds.

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Urban agriculture in Belém, Brazil

Cited by 77 publications

References 3 publications

Give peas a chance? Urban agriculture in developing countries. A review

Give peas a chance? Urban agriculture in developing countries. A review

Árvores frutíferas nos quintais urbanos de Boa Vista, Roraima, Amazônia brasileira

A “chacra” e a diversidade vegetal na Morraria em Mato Grosso

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