News (Novelty) in Family Agriculture and its association with agroecology in the production of horticultural crops in the Territory of Sertão do Apodi (RN)

Authors

  • Emanoel Márcio Nunes Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte (UERN)
  • Andreya Raquel Medeiros de França Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte (UERN)
  • Jéssica Samara Soares de Lima Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte (UERN)
  • Lilian Silva de Medeiros Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte (UERN)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17058/redes.v23i1.9292

Keywords:

Agroecology. Markets. Family farming. Sustainability.

Abstract

The objective of the article is to highlight practices and management in the production of horticultural crops in the Sertão do Apodi territory, in experiences that associate family farming with agroecology. One of the initiatives is to bring the novelties and innovations approach as a counterpoint to the exogenous models of modern agriculture, being an alternative for rural and regional development anchored in family agriculture. As methodological procedures, questionnaires were applied with family farmers that associate their agroecological production with the direct sale of their products, aiming information on agroecological production and food security. In view of this, the research revealed the need for family agriculture to adapt to the requirements of legislation for market insertion, where novelties and innovation in agroecological production must happen in order to respect the environment and enable food and nutritional security by building the relationship between farmers and consumers. Finally, despite the limitations, family farmers have significant potential for regional development, with the conversion of modern and productivist agriculture to agroecological systems.

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Author Biographies

Emanoel Márcio Nunes, Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte (UERN)

Economista. Doutor em Desenvolvimento Rural pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (PGDR/UFRGS). Professor da graduação de Economia e do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Economia Aplicada (PPE/UERN) da Faculdade de Ciências Econômicas da Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte (FACEM/UERN). Bolsista de Produtividade em Pesquisa do CNPq - Nível 2 - CA AE - Administração, Contabilidade e Economia.

Andreya Raquel Medeiros de França, Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte (UERN)

Gestora Ambiental pela Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte - UERN. Mestre em Ambiente, Tecnologia e Sociedade pelo Programa de Pós Graduação em Ambiente, Tecnologia e Sociedade da Universidade Federal Rural do Semiárido (PPGATS/UFERSA).

Jéssica Samara Soares de Lima, Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte (UERN)

Graduada em Ciências Econômicas, pela Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte/UERN. Mestre em Estudos Urbanos e Regionais pelo Programa de Pós Graduação em Estudos Urbanos e Regionais da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (PPEUR/UFRN).

Lilian Silva de Medeiros, Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte (UERN)

Graduanda em Ciências Econômicas pela Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte - UERN. Bolsista de Iniciação Científica (PIBIC/CNPq)

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Published

2018-01-19

How to Cite

Nunes, E. M., França, A. R. M. de, Lima, J. S. S. de, & Medeiros, L. S. de. (2018). News (Novelty) in Family Agriculture and its association with agroecology in the production of horticultural crops in the Territory of Sertão do Apodi (RN). Redes , 23(1), 213-236. https://doi.org/10.17058/redes.v23i1.9292

Issue

Vol. 23 No. 1 (2018): Desenvolvimento Rural no contexto do Desenvolvimento Regional: avanços e retrocessos no Brasil recente

Section

Desenvolvimento Rural no contexto do Desenvolvimento Regional: avanços e retrocessos no Brasil recente

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