Abstract
Ethnopedological studies in family units tend to contribute to the academy with respect to the importance of knowledge exchange, allowing the understanding on the local reality of a community. The objective of this study was to conduct an ethnopedological study in production units at the Settlement Project Canto da Ilha de Cima – RN, Brazil, and to infer on their interrelationships of knowledge. Participatory workshops and transverse walks were carried out and soils were classified by means of Ethnopedology. The soils were classified using etic and emic approaches, respectively: Inceptisol - CAMBISSOLO HÁPLICO Carbonático típico (Terra Boa or Malhada de Boi) (P1); Oxisol - LATOSSOLO AMARELO Eutrófico típico (Terra de Arisco) (P2); Ultisol - ARGISSOLO VERMELHO AMARELO Eutrófico típico (Terra de Arisco Branco Amarelado) (P3); Oxisol - LATOSSOLO AMARELO Eutrófico típico (Terra de Piçarro) (P4); Ultisol - ARGISSOLO AMARELO Eutrófico abrúptico (Terra de Arisco) (P5) and Inceptisol - CAMBISSOLO HÁPLICO Tb Eutrófico típico (Terra Boa or Velha Chica) (P6 and P7). In the emic survey, farmers described as fertile and better for agricultural activities the soils in the following areas: “Terra Boa” or “Malhada do Boi” (P1) and “Velha Chica” or “Terra Boa” (P6 and P7), corroborating the etic classification, based on the parent material. The soils in these areas were classified as Inceptisols (CAMBISSOLOS), which have higher natural fertility.
Highlights
The application of technical-scientific knowledge can become more advantageous with the aid of an ethnopedological approach
This approach proposes the exchange of knowledge between researchers and farmers in order to build an integrated and applied comprehension, with the objective of recognizing the soil as a natural resource that is complex, dynamic and that operates in conjunction with the other means, including humans (ARAÚJO et al, 2013)
It is believed that the combination of knowledges, classical and empirical, through the ethnopedological study in family farming production units, allows a better knowledge exchange between the University and the farmers
Summary
The application of technical-scientific knowledge can become more advantageous with the aid of an ethnopedological approach. This approach proposes the exchange of knowledge between researchers and farmers in order to build an integrated and applied comprehension, with the objective of recognizing the soil as a natural resource that is complex, dynamic and that operates in conjunction with the other means, including humans (ARAÚJO et al, 2013). It is believed that the combination of knowledges, classical and empirical, through the ethnopedological study in family farming production units, allows a better knowledge exchange between the University and the farmers. The objective of this work was to carry out an ethnopedological study in family farming production units at the Settlement Project Canto da Ilha de Cima, São Miguel do Gostoso – RN, Brazil, using participatory methodologies
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