Abstract
The inclusion of Amazonian communities in the productive chain of industrialized products is usually defended as an option for sustainable development for these communities and for improving the production process as a whole by reducing chemical bases and the use of sources of ecological raw materials. However, experience shows that, in many cases, the activity is started and later abandoned by the prospecting companies. A case study was carried out in the Santo Antônio do Abonari Community in the municipality of Presidente Figueiredo - AM, which aimed to analyze its insertion in the cosmetics production chain as a supplier of buriti oil to industries that produce or benefit this product for companies in this sector. It was found that the insertion of a community of family farmers in the global economy, needs to be planned through an in-depth study that involves a multidisciplinary team for the initial assessment and monitoring during the first productive cycles so that local populations can assimilate the knowledge and management, production and storage practices to guarantee quality within the technical specifications of each product and conditions for maintaining the activity through good management and financial control practices. This monitoring must also be done by the public sector, mainly with the provision of technical assistance and with the supervision and search for commercial agreements to guarantee the remuneration of those involved in the production and in compliance with the current legislation.
Highlights
The exploitation of natural resources and environmental pollution took on proportions that led to the review of the production process, the creation of national and international regulations and the scientific debate on the subject
A process of seeking improvements in procedures and products is initiated that woulSd make it possible to make better use of natural resources and reduce industrial and domestic waste
The concern regarding the use of raw materials, energy and the release of solid, liquid and gaseous effluents is relatively recent and has important implications for various sectors of human activity, highlighting the reorientation of scientific research for the rational use of resources and priority guarantee conservation (Clemente and Higashi, 2000)
Summary
The exploitation of natural resources and environmental pollution took on proportions that led to the review of the production process, the creation of national and international regulations and the scientific debate on the subject. Drucker (1989) states that the 20th century witnessed the emergence of a new and important task: to protect the nature of human beings. The concern regarding the use of raw materials, energy and the release of solid, liquid and gaseous effluents is relatively recent and has important implications for various sectors of human activity, highlighting the reorientation of scientific research for the rational use of resources and priority guarantee conservation (Clemente and Higashi, 2000). This concern leads to a process of consumer behavioral change, with a direct influence on extractive issues
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