ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION UNIT OF FAMILY FARMERS IN THE COMMUNITY OF MOURA

摘要

http://dx.doi.org/10.5902/2236130812750 The agricultural environment is the subject of speculation and study with the aim of improving the design of agroecosystems without interfering aggressively to achieve the welfare of the community and preserving the environment is only possible through sustainable management of agricultural systems. The work aimed to identify the socio-economic profile of the farmers and their care with environmental issues in production units Moura community. To perform the work visits were made to the community during the month of August 2013, and the survey interviews with the aid of semi-structured questionnaires consisting of questions of social, environmental and agricultural character were performed. Farmers in the Moura community, 44% were male and 54% female, 67% have 1-2 minimum wages and 33% less than a minimum wage, the existing environmental problems in the community caused by improper management of environmental resources 58% of respondents consider fires and trash fires 25%, and 17% trash and pesticides. Realizing that farmers have a lack of information on basic issues of harmonious coexistence with the environment making improper management in agroecosystems family that can compromise their physical, chemical and biological structure.