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Panorama do cultivo e produtividade da soja na APA Ilha do Bananal/Cantão, Tocantins: safras 2008/2009 a 2015/2016

2019; INSTITUTO FEDERAL DO AMAPÁ; Linguagem: Inglês

10.18067/jbfs.v6i4.262

2359-2710

Deny Cesar Moreira, Erich Collicchio, Fábio Brega Gamba,

Soybean genetics and cultivation

The Bananal/Cantão Island Protected Area (APA) is the largest Protected Área in Tocantins State and is the second largest soybean producing region in the Tocantins, establishing a relationship of economic, social and environmental interests that are often conflicting.This article presents the evolution and the main factors that involve the soybean crop in APA.By means of bibliographical researches, field visits and interviews with the soybean farmers of the APA, it was demonstrated the growth of more than 1,700% of the areas planted with soybeans over a period of 8 years, in which there was significant deforestation in the region.It has also been identified that cultivation takes place in large property, encouraged by the climate and low land prices, and the lack of skilled labor is the main difficulty encountered by soy farmers.It was also identified the noncompliance of environmental legislation by local producers.