Análise dos quintais produtivos na contribuição da segurança alimentar das famílias do assentamento Vida Nova/Aragão, Miraíma-CE

Abstract

Family farming makes an important contribution to ensuring the food and nutrition security of rural households. Through production in family units there is the availability of safe, quality food and the encouragement of healthy eating practices. Families are dedicated to producing in their backyards thus ensuring a variety of food in quantity and quality adapted to the typical characteristics of each region, and represent a food free of pesticides, widely used in conventional plantings. However, despite the potential of family farming to provide food and nutritional security, there are several difficulties related to the modes of production, the lack of technical assistance and public policies, and the intrinsic characteristics of the regions where it is located, related to climate, soil and land. water resources. Given this, this study intends to analyze the importance of productive backyards for the promotion of food security of families of the Vida Nova / Aragão settlement, in Miraíma - CE. The methodology used began with data collection by applying a questionnaire to 30 families. As methods of analysis, descriptive statistics procedures were adopted and an index composed of food security indicators was constructed that allowed inferences about the food security level of the settled families, as well as a comparative analysis between families with and without productive backyard in their homes. By assessing these indicators, we can see the importance and contribution of backyard production in ensuring the food security of settlement families. The results showed that families with backyard have higher food security index than families without backyard. The work done in this space, with the cultivation and creation of various plants and animals, using inputs from the settlement itself, still contributes to healthy eating and income improvement. In the context of the semiarid, this experience becomes even more important as it ensures the supply of quality food and free from contamination while maintaining the sovereignty and production of families.