Agroecossistemas periurbanos no município de Manaus, Amazonas

Abstract

In recent years, periurban agro-ecosystems near Manaus, capital of Amazonas, have undergone transformations in the agrarian structure. These transformations intensify and become increasingly complex contours, with the expansion of the process of urbanization, of the labor market. In this way, productive units in agriculture begin to adopt new work strategies, dedicating non-agricultural activities, inside and outside the properties, to improve the quality of life. The objective of this thesis was to analyze periurban agriculture in its work strategies for conservation in the Nossa Senhora de Fátima community, in the Tarumã Mirim igarapé, in terra firme area, municipality of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil. In order to achieve this goal, we sought to describe the peri-urban agroecosystems, which family farmers are involved in, at the same time, to study the organization of these families, characterizing the work strategies adopted by them, knowing that these strategies materialize in social relations of work. This form of family organization of work is characterized by a diversity of pluriactive praxis (agricultural and non-agricultural work), with a strong interaction of urban-rural ways of life practiced by peri-urban family agriculture, and are promoted by conservation strategies. The "systemic complexity dialectic" was used, as a theoretical procedure adopting the "case study" and techniques of interviews with family farmers. It was sought to capture the "vision of the other", "insight" or "êmic" (interpretation of family farmers), in order to understand the interactions (environment-people) and relationships (people-people). The Nossa Senhora de Fátima Community presents an increase in population and urbanization, where in 2005 it had 250 families and currently has 1700 families. This persistent growth is related to external factors, such as the urban expansion of the city of offer can provide improvements in the quality of life of the residents. Thus, the understanding of the "new rurality" in Amazonian periurban agroecosystems, complex (antagonistic Manaus and its proximity to the community, implementation of projects and social programs. The internal organization of the community and the provision of public services and equipment, job offers, availability and ease of access to land, security and other requirements that the city does not and complementary) places of interactions of different ways of life, is a necessity to be achieved. In addition to subsidizing information for the implementation of public management policies to strengthen the sustainability of these agroecosystems.