Extrativismo do umbuzeiro na percepção dos agricultores da Comunidade Riacho da Serra, em São José do Sabugí-PB.

• Ano de defesa: 2017
• Autor(a) principal: Japiassú, André
• Tipo de documento: Tese
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade Federal da Paraíba; Brasil; Fitotecnia e Ciências Ambientais; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Agronomia; UFPB
• Palavras-chave em Português: Umbu; Cooperativa; Sustentabilidade; CNPQ::CIENCIAS AGRARIAS::AGRONOMIA
• Link de acesso: https://repositorio.ufpb.br/jspui/handle/123456789/14393

The collection of fruits and seeds for human and animal feeding has been practiced for centuries in the Caatinga northeastern. In the Paraiba Caatinga, it is common to find small communities that have joined together in a cooperative, to explore nature's resource that is a source of income and maintenance of sustainable extractivism. In view of this, the present study aims to diagnose the perception of the farmers of the. Community on the importance of umbuzeiro (Spondias tuberosa A. Câmara). Initially visits were made in the community with the intention of exposing the idea and performing. The research was conducted during the period from March 2016 to May 2016. We applied structured questionnaires, previously made with the objective of involving and extracting the maximum information from the whole community. With the data in hand, figures were drawn which demonstrate the perception of cooperative farmers about the extraction of umbu. Incomplete first grade (47%), followed by high school (40%). As regards the process of extraction of umbu by Community producers, a number of uses may be indicated, with the main destinations being the pulp industry (34%), family consumption (33%), animal feed (19%) and direct sales (14%). Regarding marketing, when the sale was made, the bag price of 3.0 kg varied between R$ 2,00 and R$ 2,50, and 62% of the producers consulted stated that they sell at a price of R$ 2,00, while 31% sell at R$ 2,50 and 7% at R$ 2,50. Of the producers that produce one hectare, 100% have another activity to supplement the income, among which: rice (85%), livestock (85%), handicrafts (7.5%) and others (7.5%). The relevant contribution of the research to stimulate the participation of the local community within a process with sustainable bases, considering that it, besides knowing the peculiarities of the environment in which it lives, must accept the exploration of umbu as a sustainable activity, so that Negative impacts are minimized and potential positive aspects.