Expressões urbanas da luta pela terra na Comunidade Vila São Pedro do Município de Viçosa-AL

Abstract

The struggle for the land is the movement that aims to redistribute non-productive spaces in order to give them a social function. Studies on the occurrences of urban agriculture in the city of Viçosa-AL are scarce, however, identifying urban agriculture in a given place is important not only in relation to the production itself, but also in order to understand how it can be an instrument for the development of the local economy. The objective of this study was to identify the occurrences of urban agriculture in the Vila São Pedro Community, located on Rua Pedro Silva, Viçosa-AL, in 2018. Research was carried out on the existence of urban agriculture in order to detect the origin of the land worked; understand the social structure of each group; seek evidence of urban and family farming, subsistence; understand working relationships in the marketing of products and find out if there are local incentive policies for these farmers through questionnaires. It was found that the education of most interviewees has incomplete levels of education. The monthly income is low and only one of them receives a minimum wage (R$954.00). 4/6 farmers said they received assistance from the Bolsa Família program. All respondents believe that the government can help them achieve their goals by even increasing resources for planting. It is concluded that it is necessary to implement policies truly focused on agrarian reform and land laws that guarantee and promote access to land to camped farmers, thus reaching all farmers who are in the situation of the interviewees.