ASPECTOS SÓCIO-ECONÔMICO-CULTURAL E PERCEPÇÃO DA FERTILIDADE DO SOLO NA COMUNIDADE RIACHO DOS NEGROS, ALGODÃO DE JANDAÍRA, PARAÍBA.

Abstract

The research objective was to outline the socio-economic-cultural profile and evaluate soil fertility in the Black Creek community, Jandaíra-Paraíba Cotton. The field research was conducted with farmers of the Black Creek community through semi-structured questionnaires, soil sampling was also carried out in the community and the depth of collection was 0-20 cm, for three distinct areas (Native Forest, Grassland and Forage palm). The soil fertility analysis was performed in the Department of Lands and Rural-UFPB Engineering / CCA. The age of farmers is 30-50 years, and women are primarily responsible for the property, however, most of the population is illiterate. Most of the community's land is heirs of ownership, and agriculture in the community is based primarily on subsistence crops like corn, beans and bean, planted in consortium system, since the livestock are facing the poultry industry, for the raising chickens and chicken little demand management and little investment. The community's history is marked by the presence of mestizos and slaves in the region. The pasture area of soil compared with the native vegetation of the area is considered poor in organic matter, low-CTC, and with low Ca + Mg due to greater presence of quartz sand in its composition, and is not required application of corrective of soil acidity, because the soils were not considered acids.