Agroecossistemas familiares na região do Alto Rio Solimões

Abstract

The objective of this study was to elaborate educational didactic material for the Teaching of Environmental Sciences on the familiar agroecosystems in the Alto Rio Solimões region. The study was conducted in the New Alliance community, in the municipality of Benjamin Constant, AM. In the Methodological Strategy the location and characterization of the New Alliance Community is presented. The research modality used was the case study, since, among the several existent strategies, it allows the analysis of complex problems, using for this, multiple research techniques. Thus, those used in the fieldwork operation were: field diary, on-site observation and interviews with previous itinerary. The analyzes of the data were qualitative and quantitative. The analysis and interpretation of the data resulted in three sub-chapters originating from the specific objectives. It begins with the subchapter Environmental History of the New Covenant Community. In this paper we present and discuss the data on the process of migration of families from Peru and the implementation / foundation of the community and adaptation strategies in the locality. In the second chapter - Production and food production of family agro-ecosystems, in which the forms of production, production and consumption of food in the family units are approached through the interviewees' reports, an understanding of the organization and development of the work in the unit of production. Similarly, the products consumed in the diet were listed. In the Third Chapter- Monetary income from agricultural and non-agricultural activities, the categories and activities for obtaining income in family units from agricultural and non-agricultural activities are presented. In the Final Considerations are presented the main findings of the study and reflections on the importance of family agroecosystems for the survival of family farmers and conservation of environmental resources in the Upper Rio Solimões region.