Sistemas agroflorestais e diversificação produtiva da agricultura familiar na região intermediária de Marabá

Abstract

This paper thinks about agroforestry crops in the Amazon, aiming to identify the presence of agroforestry systems in family production systems in the intermediate region of Marabá, understand the role of agroforestry systems in the functioning of family farms and, mainly, how they can strengthen social reproduction strategies and economic combined with the use-conservation of the forest. The methodology used was a literature review, secondary data analysis, obtained from the 2017 Agricultural Census and Incra, mainly, and primary data analysis, obtained through a case study carried out in the Sustainable Development Project (SPD) 'Porto Seguro' in Maraba. It was concluded that in the Amazon context, attention should be paid to the appreciation of the multifunctionality of family farming, which occurs through agroforestry systems, especially from an agroecological perspective. The analysis of family farming production strategies, segmented into farm size classes, indicated a greater tendency for production diversification, including the SAFs, in the smallest class. The case of SPD Porto Seguro, however, despite being situated in an intermediate size class, assumes the strategy of diversification and intensification of production in smaller establishments, especially from SAFs, which exerts less pressure on native vegetation. This trend of sustainability was made possible due to the very condition of implementation in the SPD modality, the adherence of settlers to the use plan, the existence of targeted and constant technical assistance directed to this strategy and the creation of marketing infrastructure conditions for the products of diversification.