A importância da agricultura familiar orgânica no município de Bom Jardim-PE

Abstract

Agriculture is a practice present in several human cultures, its origin practically refers to the emergence of man himself. Among the various actors in agriculture, family farming can be highlighted, this social actor advocating his agricultural activity through a healthy planting style, without the use of pesticides, being carried out basically by the members of his own family.. Thus, this research aims to analyze the agroecological production practiced by farmers in the municipality of Bom Jardim-PE. Among the specific objectives are the understanding and identification of the spatial circuit of production of agroecological products that will be reached by identifying the profile of the farmers involved in the activity, which are the main crops planted and the reasons, production techniques, identification of the circulation of the goods , commerce, and the profile of consumers. For the construction of this work, bibliographic researches were carried out, visits to the city's open market, interviews with the municipality's director of agriculture, director of the Agroflor association and farmers / marketers, and subsequent analysis of the information obtained through the interviews. It was possible to realize that organic products are present in the daily life of the open market, even if still timidly, there is a positive view on the part, especially of the marketers in the consumption and sale of these products, however, it is noticed that even with the advances there are still much to be done in the municipality on the issue of public policies aimed at family farming.