Diversidade socioprodutiva associada ao manejo florestal madeireiro como alternativa de renda para comunidades agroextrativistas Santarém/PA.

Abstract

The family farming socio-productive diversity is extremely important for bothsustainability and social reproduction ofAmazon’s communities. This study thus aimed to analyzethe community’s productive practices seeking to identify species, products and/or byproducts, whichmay generate either income or food, or both, for extractive families of Gleba Nova Olinda I,Santarém-PA. Both semi-structured interviews and Participatory Rural Diagnosis’(DRP) productivecalendar were used as survey methodology. The surveyed communities develop socio-productiveactivities such as exploitation of Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFP), crop cultivation, animalhusbandry, hunting and fishing. Among the NTFPs, Brazil nuts, copaíba and pitch are highlighted.Additionally, other products are also extracted from the forest, such as bacaba, patauá, buriti, uxiand pequiá. Cassava for flour production is the main raw material, as it can be used not only forfamily consumption but also for sale. Likewise, other feedstocks are also produced, such as corn,rice, beans, squash and watermelon. Chicken is the main animal raised, which serves as either forfood or for sale, depending on family needs. Hunting and fishing are very important activities toensure food for families. They consume more than 12 different species of fish and more than 19different species of animals. The local governance process becomes essential so that communitiescan have greater autonomy from traditional agricultural economic and productive practices, ratherthan from the PMFS, as they are vulnerable to the involvement and mastery offorest activity.