A agricultura agroecológica na microrregião do sudoeste do Paraná e a percepção socioambiental de produtores

Abstract

The demand for organic or agroecological products is growing more and more, as is the demand for farmers who choose to work with agroecology. In Brazil, agroecology has been growing rapidly, increasing properties and the number of agroecological products. Among the Brazilian states, Paraná stands out, which is in the second position with the highest number of producers of organic products in Brazil. In this sense, the objective of this work is to verify which are the agroecological farmers in the micro-region of Southwest Paraná, and what is their perception in relation to production, economy and environment. The data were obtained through an interview with a semi-structured script, with agroecological farmers in the municipalities of Planalto and Capanema. During the survey, a total of 14 farmers were interviewed, most of them over 40 years old and with small properties. Among the difficulties of agroecological production, the lack of labor was the most highlighted, also highlighting the lack of incentive to farmers with this practice. As for the perception of the environment, the most prominent social representation was the naturalist one, since agroecological practices are related to a more natural and environmental preservation practice, followed by the anthropocentric one, which is more linked to the human being as a user of natural resources and finally globalizing in which man acts as creator and producer of his environment.