Abstract
The objective of this article was to know the interest of the family farmers in the perspective of the creation of aquatic organisms in agricultural lots. The research was conducted in the agroextrativist Nova Esperança community, located on João Pilatos Island in the municipality of Ananindeua/PA. The methodological tools of Participatory Rural Appraisal as the on-site observations, 30 interviews and transect walks were used. The diagnosis revealed that the majority of farmers correspond to the male, to a lesser extent to the female gender. They declared find important to deploy some type of aquaculture farming in their lot, highlighting the most relevant in fish farming. There is a predominance of the exotic Oreochromis niloticus were also identified native species such as Colossoma macropomum and Piaractus brachypomus, and the hybrid "Piaractus mesopotamicus vs Colossoma macropomum” as possible animals for cultivation. Thus, community fish farming activity could be developed by the familiar character of agriculture, such activity can be configured in a possible alternative to strengthening families and the local economy.
Highlights
The objective of this article was to know the interest of the family farmers in the perspective of the creation of aquatic organisms in agricultural lots
Community fish farming activity could be developed by the familiar character of agriculture, such activity can be configured in a possible alternative to strengthening families and the local economy
Todos tem interesse em implantar algum tipo de cultivo em seu lote familiar (Gráfico 3), (60%) das respostas diz respeito à piscicultura, (27%) carcinicultura, (10%), quelonicultura e (3%) com ostreicultura, sendo que os demais cultivos não foram mencionados
Summary
A pesquisa foi desenvolvida na comunidade Agroextrativista Nova Esperança, localizada na ilha João Pilatos no município de Ananindeua/PA. Este município pertence à região Metropolitana de Belém, possui aproximadamente 530 mil habitantes e nove ilhas: João Pilatos, Viçosa, Sassunema, Mutá, Guajarina, São José da Sororoca, Sororoca, Arauari e Santa Rosa (Diniz, 2011). Ananindeua possui uma área aproximada de 176 Km2, estando localizado entre as coordenadas geográficas 01o13' e 01o 27' de Latitude Sul e 48o 19' e 48o 26' de Longitude Oeste de Greenwich. O desenvolvimento deste trabalho ocorreu no período de agosto de 2013, totalizando 30 entrevistas nos pequenos empreendimentos agrícolas. Mapa de localização do município de Ananindeua/PA. Fonte: adaptado de Pimentel et al, (2006)
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