Tecnologia social quintal produtivo: uma estratégia para o desenvolvimento rural sustentável

Abstract

This particular article aims to analyze the socio-technical dynamic of productive gardens from family farmers who're benefited by the project "Quintais para a Vida" own experiences. By using the qualitative research proceeded by a case study, it was attempled to identify the environmental, sociocultural and socioeconomic changes mirrored in n ine contemplated families located in five communities from two coounties in the territory nof Ceará. After analyzing each dimension, it was identified on the environmental dimension, the ecological profile of the productive garden, from the adoption the agroecological practices which echoes on the conservation of natural resources and biodiversity; to the know-how appreciation of the farmers which was observed both in the observation and experimentation; then to the fortification of a fertility flow which guarantees cost-cuting, in light of limited use of external imputs and an increased use of internal imputs. on the sociocultural dimension, the social technology of productive garden brought forward as an alternative in support of food and nutrition security from the diversification of production systems to the healthy enrichment of diet and the contribution for the social reproduction of family farming. On the socioeconomic dimension, the project's positive influence on the overproduction in the referred gardens, on the commercialization and compositions of the farmer's incomes.