This study was conducted at two farms: Carcará Farm, certified by Associação de Certificação Instituto Biodinâmico, and at Estufa Limoeiro Farm, of conventional cultivation. They were located in Guaraciaba do Norte, Ceará, at the geographic coordinates 04°10’52” South, 40°49’41” West, and elevation of 885 m. The main objective of this research was to compare, based on economic, social and environmental indicato...
Livestock is one of the most relevant activities for the Northeast Brazil. The present work aims to describe and discuss the management strategies followed by family farmers for animal production, besides carrying out an economic evaluation of swine and poultry. The research was performed to evaluate the activities carried out in the Sítio Areias community, in Sobral, CE, Brazil, from March to November 2014. In...
The paper discusses the results of a qualitative study carried out in 2016 with students of the Social Aspects of Agriculture discipline from the bachelor's degree in Agronomy at the Federal University of Ceará. It aimed to analyze the apprehension, perception and acceptance by students of the problematization methodology, considered as a methodological instrument for the training of agricultural sciences profe...
The aim of this paper was to characterize and analyze the differentiation of cashew family agroecosystems in the Sertão do Apodi territory, in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, under an agroecological perspective. In the case study, conducted in 2006, the agroecosystem analysis was taken as methodological basis, complemented with techniques of Participatory Rural Appraisal. Five NGOs and farmers of ten ...
Living Pharmacies (LPs) were conceived in Ceará and originated the Public Policy on Medicinal Plants and Phytotherapy, which has been seeking to revitalize this activity. The multi case study, based on content analysis, aimed to characterize the LPs of Fortaleza seeking to know their dynamics and the social actors and, analyze them in terms of innovation and compliance with policy regulations. LPs share similar...
In the Chico Mendes III settlement, located in the Zona da Mata, Tiúma district, state of Pernambuco, Brazil, settled families have been experiencing a process of agroecological transition and action research. Considering that knowledge about the sustainability of agroecosystems in rural settlements is still scanty, the study, carried out in 2011, aimed to measure the sustainability of this settlement based on ...
This article studied the complex reality of agricultural production units in the city of Pentecoste, State of Ceará, Brazil. The objective was to identify the types of farmers and characterize their farming systems, linking them to local development. A systemic approach was used, seeking to integrate social, economic, environmental and technological dimensions. 163 questionnaires obtained through direct intervi...
This article aimed to characterize a Mandalla system managed by a farmer from state of Ceará, Brazil, and to analyze its sustainability through systemic attributes, taking as reference the peasant way of life and the coexistence with the semiarid region of Brazil. It illustrates a family whose members build up their lives based on peasant practices and values, deal with conflicts and contradictions, and use a s...
This study aims to analyze the level of capital of Pentecost county agriculture (EC). The theoretical studies point to the great development of territorial development policies and the importance of social capital for the development of these policies, institutions and organizations for the development of family farming especially in semi-arid regions, as well as community relations. To obtain the data question...
Extensive livestock farming based on native vegetation of seasonal dry forests as pasture is a tradition inherited from colonization in the Brazilian semiarid region. The article aimed to understand the importance of livestock farming for the economy of family farming in the Sítio Areias community, establishing relationships with the Territory and the municipality of Sobral, state of Ceará, Brazil, through docu...