Agricultura urbana, periurbana e compostagem: estudo de possibilidades em Marabá – Pará

Abstract

Currently, the topic of agriculture outside the rural environment has emerged in academic debates and even in the media. Although it is not a new phenomenon, its expansion has been remarkable. This study aimed to present some elements about the possibilities of urban and peri-urban agriculture, as well as to discuss its contribution as a tool for social development. It also discusses how composting projects can collaborate with advances in non-rural agriculture. In this way, we seek to identify evidence of this possible contribution in the literature, in ongoing projects and in certain field experiences. Therefore, taking into account this central objective, a qualitative approach research was developed, using the procedural approaches of descriptive and bibliographical research, for data collection. Thus, a collection of data was carried out in periodicals in the area, books and other publications that already existed, in composting projects both in the literature and in the city of Marabá, in Pará, and field experiences, which had their results discussed and presented in this research report, which aims to contribute to reflections on the subject.