THE CHALLENGE OF BABACU NO PIAUI

The situation in which babacu coconut agroextractivist populations are passing in the state of Piaui deserves reflection now. The economic dynamics given by the productive activity of the babacu coconut (Orbignya speciosa Mart. ex Spreng, recently designated of Attalea speciosa Mart. ex Spreng) to p...

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Published in:Ra'e ga no. 33; p. 44
Main Authors: Silva, Antonio Joaquim da, Araujo, Jose Luis Lopes, de Barros, Roseli Farias Melo
Format: Journal Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Editora da UFPR 01-04-2015
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Summary:The situation in which babacu coconut agroextractivist populations are passing in the state of Piaui deserves reflection now. The economic dynamics given by the productive activity of the babacu coconut (Orbignya speciosa Mart. ex Spreng, recently designated of Attalea speciosa Mart. ex Spreng) to piauiense society emphasizes the vigorous periods of almond marketing in the international market. In recent years, the challenge assigned to the productive chain of the babacu coconut is to overcome the inertia of public policies towards the activity, especially in rural areas. In this sense, this analysis merges on the reality found in 13 rural communities in the municipality of Miguel Alves (PI), which is based on the nonparticipating observation model, the construction of the data was performed from the application of forms and semi-structured interviews to 75 babacu coconut breaker women, enabling us to gather information on the socioeconomic profile of the families; the technological standard employed in the management and processing of the generated products; diversity of consumer markets; the management of babacu coconut natural stocks; participation of social institutions in of the babacu production system; the cultural importance of babacu communities and geoenvironmental conditions for the occurrence of babacu in the municipality. The results demonstrate that the pathways for the maintenance of the babacu activity in the State depart from the potentiation and irradiation of an integrated program of sustainable local development in communities. Keywords: Traditional Communities, Local Development, Extraction Plant. A situacao pela qual passam as populacoes agroextrativistas babacueiras no Estado do Piaui merece reflexao. A dinamica economica atribuida pela atividade produtiva do coco babacu (Orbignya speciosa Mart. ex Spreng, recentemente denominado de Attalea speciosa Mart. ex Spreng) a sociedade piauiense se enfatiza aos periodos pujantes da comercializacao da amendoa no mercado internacional. Em anos recentes, o desafio atribuido a cadeia produtiva do coco babacu e superar o imobilismo das politicas publicas a atividade, principalmente nos espacos rurais. Nesse sentido, esta analise se funde sobre a realidade encontrada em 13 comunidades rurais do municipio de Miguel Alves (PI), a qual esta alicercada no modelo de observacao nao participante, cuja construcao dos dados foi realizada a partir da aplicacao de formularios e entrevistas semiestruturadas com 75 mulheres quebradeiras de coco, possibilitando levantar informacoes do perfil socioeconomico das familias; o padrao tecnologico empregado no manejo e no processamento dos produtos gerados; a diversidade dos mercados de consumo; o manejo dos estoques naturais dos babacuais; a participacao das instituicoes sociais no sistema produtivo do babacu; a importancia cultural do babacu nas comunidades e as condicoes geoambientais para a ocorrencia do babacu no municipio. Os resultados demonstram que os caminhos para a manutencao da atividade babacueira no Estado partem da potencializacao e irradiacao de um integrado programa de desenvolvimento local sustentavel nas comunidades. Palavras-chave: Comunidades Tradicionais, Desenvolvimento Local, Extrativismo Vegetal.
ISSN:1516-4136