Análise da prática dos agricultores familiares na Microbacia do rio Piraporinha, Piedade-SP; usando indicadores

Abstract

This work aims to evaluate the agricultural practice and its interaction with the soil and water in the Microbacia do rio Piraporinha, Piedade-SP , important city in the backdrop of state and national agricultural production. Thus, diagnosing the consequences of this practice to the environment. Therefore, it was necessary to develop a data collection tool that guide the proposed work. This tool, in turn, is based in part on the methodologies of Diagnóstico Rural Participativo (DRP), which guided the interpretation of the territory built diagnosed. Through a semi-structured questionnaire with open and closed questions, was interviewed twenty farmers of the territory, that farmers who represent 25% of total farmers Watershed, which are eighty farmers. Besides the diagnosis performed in the field, owned by property, we used also the method MESMIS (Marco Evaluación Systems for Natural Resources Management Incorporating indicators sustentabilidad). Therefore, here are some agroecological concepts to deal with agriculture. The work points to an agricultural practice intensive and continuous synthetic pesticides and fertilizers as well as soil conservation practices ineffective. Consequently they bring financial loss, social and environmental for the study area. In addition to the problems identified, the study shows the relevance of considering a change of attitude in the Watershed agricultural work. We conclude that the analyzed territory lacks technical guidance public without commercial interest. That contrary to conventional knowledge are matters that are not part of the daily farmer's Watershed.