Agricultura orgânica e horticultura doméstica em Água Branca

Abstract

The hinterland of the city of Água Branca (AL) is composed, for the most part, by families of farmers living in the rural area, who use planting as a means of subsistence and also for income generation. The techniques for managing organic agriculture and home horticulture in this region have been passed on from generation to generation. With that in mind, this work aimed to analyze the management of organic agriculture and domestic horticulture in Água Branca in the current scenario, through fieldwork and bibliographic review. Through interviews carried out with some rural farmers in the Alto dos Coelhos District, a rural community in Água Branca, it was possible to verify the way in which the planting area of each one is developed, showing that the environment determines the interactions of farmers with the economy. in that particular territory. The results of the study were that: rural producers use organic agriculture and domestic horticulture as ways to generate extra income, thinking about the benefits that organic food brings to human health and to the preservation of the environment, which there is no use of pesticides in the study area, production by intercropping, crop rotation, without wasting natural resources, correct removal of invasive weeds, use of natural formulas for pest control, type of marketing of products. Finally, the research found that the rural producers of Água Branca manage their productions and they can be classified as organic productions, being possible to verify that the management practices carried out is an activity that is in full development in the region.