Produção para o consumo doméstico: importância econômica e diversidade na alimentação de agricultores familiares

Abstract

Production for domestic consumption refers to vegetables, fruits and animals cultivation and their derivatives or by products that are intended for family consumption, and this production has a lot of functions, contributing to the economic, social and cultural family farmers representation. This study characterizes the self consumption food produced by family farmers in the municipalities Seara and Arabutã, West of Santa Catarina, with regard to economics and dietary diversity. Data collection was carried out during November 2023 to February 2024, in six family production units, distributed in the municipalities in question, through a semi structured form applied during the visits and, of these families, four participated in the quantitative collection of the food produced and its economic values. The sampling of agricultural establishments has considered the presence of own consumption production in the production systems characterize the most relevant production systems in the study region. The results indicate that production for domestic consumption is present in all family production units. Despite the differences related to the intensity and variety of food grown between families, there was a significant diversity of products of animal, vegetable and processed origin, highlighting the importance of this production with regard to health, culture, tradition, economy and autonomy for the families researched.