Ambiente e agricultura: uso da terra pela agricultura familiar e modificações na paisagem no município de Itacoatiara

Abstract

Family agriculture, object of this study, still follows the traditional pattern of cultivation, occurring even in a town close to Manaus, capital of the state, and although there is a close relationship with the consumer market, located in the town of Itacoatiara. To arrive at these results, the research used the case study method, with a systemic and holistic approach, based on Morin, because it allows the research has a critical view of reality and the deep study of multiple cases of family farming in the Amazon presents. Farmers in the community of São João do Araçá not suffer great hegemonic influence of the capitalist system of agribusiness in relation to land use and management of natural resources. Harvest is practiced sustainably, hunting, fishing, harvesting of plant resources extractive, such as firewood and for house construction, medicines and food are removed only enough for family use. Agriculture is still held priority to meet the basic needs of the family unit, being sold only the surplus. This form of land use permits regeneration of resources, especially land, is still used as a "resting", ie the rest of the soil to recover its fertility. The presence of mature poultry is an indicator of this type of management because it proves that the land use is not intensive and which are small areas used for agriculture. The workmanship is basically family and social relations of work as task force, partnership and half remain strong both in collective activities related to the community and in their agricultural activities in their agroecosystems. To arrive at these results, the research used the case study method, with a systemic and holistic approach, based on Morin, because it allows the research has a critical view of reality based on the study of the complexity of multiple instances of that family Amazon has.