TYPOLOGIES OF PRODUCERS AND COMPONENTS OF THE PRODUCTION SYSTEMS IDENTIFIED IN THE AÇAIZAL COMMUNITY, MONTE ALEGRE, PARÁ

Abstract

This article aimed to identify and characterize the types of producers and to identify the components of production systems developed in the production units of the Açaizal community, located in the municipality of Monte Alegre, in the state of Pará. The sample universe is 33 families, 21 families participated in the study. In order to survey the diversity of typologies, a semi-structured form was used and observations were made on the socioeconomic conditions, the relationship with the land, the crops and creations, income and the workforce in the locality. Six types of production units were identified: five family members and one employer, some of these subdivided into specific types. In family units, family labor, small ownership and diversification of production systems are predominant, depending on the size of the lots. The production systems operated by these families are of annual crops such as maize (Zea mays L.), cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.), rice (Oriza sativa), crops such as manioc (Manihot esculenta Crantz.), and perennials such as pastures, breeding systems such as cattle, poultry and pigs, and the extractive system represented by primary forest and ciliary forest. With regard to the units, the extensive creation of beef cattle, hired labor and mechanization of the soil in the formation of pastures predominates. The work aims at the elaboration of strategies adjusted to the specificities of the typologies identified, aiming at the perpetuation of activities, social reproduction, improvement of crop techniques, creations and soil management.KEYWORDS: Family Farming, Production System, Productive Unit.