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Agroecology Practices Applied To Cotton Culture In The Scope Of Family Farming

2024; International Organization Of Scientific Research (IOSR); Volume: 26; Issue: 11 Linguagem: Inglês

10.9790/487x-2611135870

2319-7668

Elijalma Augusto Beserra, Maria Jaciane de Almeida Campelo, Maria Augusta Maia e Souza Beserra, Emily Vitoria Maia e Souza Beserra, Tânia Maria Sarmento Silva, Eva Mônica Sarmento da Silva,

Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development

The present study was developed at Projetos de Settlement (PA) Né Laranjeira, located in the Rural Area of Parnamirim, a municipality belonging to the development region of the central Sertão of the state of Pernambuco. The data collection procedures were carried out between March and May 2022, and aimed to describe the state of structuring of family agroecosystems of production implemented in the community through actions promoted by Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) such as Diaconia , Dom Helder Câmara and the Caatinga, which resulted in the production, in an agroecological way, of food products as well as organic cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.), guaranteeing the food and economic security of the settlers. Therefore, a descriptive, qualitative research was developed, during which production techniques and management were identified, as well as the difficulties faced by the community in the application of protocols and consolidation of systems. It was possible to identify that the form of production implemented in the settlement provides the sustainability of agroecosystems that are committed to the principles that govern the program and that the results obtained have allowed other producers to join the project, even with the difficulties of access to education, health, credit and official public policies in addition to family succession that has limited the family's ability to work