Agricultura familiar em quintais peri urbanos: um estudo na comunidade de São Pedro do Parananema, no município de Parintins - AM

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the importance of family farming in urban backyards, and identify the main characteristics of production, pointing out different types of creations and plantations, surveying residents who work in the practice of family farming in the Peri area. Urbana which is the community of São Pedro do Pararanema. In the locality, about 26 families use the practice of family farming, that is, the backyards produced are mixed between large and medium scale. To carry out this work, we sought as a subsidy the qualitative research for data collection. The work sought to clarify the importance of family farming in the community, which deserves to be investigated and analyzed. The work collected data through interviews and forms. Thus, it was found that all the families surveyed present the production of family farming, diversifying their urban backyards, with their own characteristics of plantations and creations. The production that is carried out by family farmers is shown to be for their own consumption, and to obtain additional income to help support the family. This work aimed to highlight the main form of production of backyards, maintained by family members in the urban Peri area of ​​the city of Parintins, where the São Pedro do Parananema Community is located.