Avaliação da cadeia produtiva agropecuária de comunidades rurais no semiárido alagoano

Abstract

ABSTRACT

In recent years, economic crises, evidenced by the unavailability or poor distribution of food and the depletion of natural resources, have been intensified by climate change and environmental imbalances. From this perspective, intensive agriculture is cited as one of the influencing agents of these crises. In Brazil, the agricultural production chains in Agrarian Reform settlements are seeking alternatives to recompose their productive system, making use of agroecological technologies in rural communities. The objective was to understand the development of the agricultural production chain in rural communities in the semi-arid region of Alagoas. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 110 families in the mesoregions of Agreste and Wildernees de Alagoas in April 2018. It was evidenced precarious water access, low technical knowledge in the management of the production chain and the flow of labor energy by the unavailability of equipment. The sale of the production is done through the CCC and there is a deficiency in logistics, linked to middlemen. There is a lack of public policies, financial subsidies, rural extension and technical assistance, as well as propositions that benefit the management of farming systems in rural communities in the semi-arid region of Alagoas.

Keywords: Living with the Semiarid; Agroecology; Rural Development; Commercialization and Logistics; Short Commercialization Circuit (CCC).