ANÁLISE DA TRANSIÇÃO AGROECOLÓGICA NO ASSENTAMENTO MARGARIDA MARIA ALVES I

Abstract

Actually the agroecological is understood as a transition that changed from the conventional system to the agroecological one, having its gradual form and respecting the knowledge of each farmer. There may be several factors that motivate the agroecological transition from the farmers' own consciousness, such as: the incentives of social organizations, ther researches in the strengthening of agroecology and the attractive prices of the organic products. Considering the challenges faced by farmers to achieve this level of transition and the benefits that this system provides, the present work aims to analyze the productive practices adopted by the farmers coming from the Settlement Margarida Maria Alves I. We are taking into consideration the process of the agroecological transition adopted to make the cultivation of the Organic cotton. The methodology adopted in this research was the descriptive one, for this reason we used semi - structured interviews with ten farmers, besides, we used the field observation through the transversal walk in the respective settlement lots. Having this processes into consideration, the Farmers stated that EMBRAPA support was essential for the agroecological transition and the organization in the association they were settled. With the data, we can affirm that the motivators of the agroecological transition were: the search for a healthier life for the families producing and consuming the agroecological products, the reduction of the expenses in the productive process and the conservation of the environment with the valorization of the products. We could observe that the most relevant obstacles were the lack of organic cotton certification and the absence of public politics.