A configuração da agricultura no espaço periurbano de Maranguape (CE)

Abstract

The main objective of this work is to analyze the occurrence of agriculture in the peri-urban area of the Municipality of Maranguape (CE). This object of study is part of the context of the accelerated urbanization process that began in the 1970s in Maranguape. Being marked by the creation of the Metropolitan Region of Fortaleza. At the beginning of this process, fiscal incentive policies aimed at promoting industry in Maranguape were initiated, in contrast to the reduction in the share of agriculture in the municipality's GDP. In this way, the socioeconomic dynamics were redesigned, brought about by the expansion of the city's borders, assimilating spaces that previously belonged to the rural perimeter. These edge areas developed around the city present the specificity of plurifunctionality resulting from the presence of activities of a rural and urban nature. With the aim of better understanding the performance of agriculture in this perimeter in the municipality of Maranguape, we sought to characterize its particularities, carrying out a delineation of this range in conjunction with the investigation into the performance of agricultural activity, understanding the dynamics associated with its location, production method and flow, understanding its importance as an economic activity and labor occupation. The methodology is initially based on bibliographic research and reading of selected material, documentary research, statistical data research and later field research. Secondary data were extracted mainly from agricultural and demographic censuses. This set of information makes it possible to visualize the behavior of agricultural activity in Maranguape, and particularly the functioning of production in the area surrounding the city. Peri-urban agriculture in this context develops within the aegis of urban transformations while preserving aspects of rurality, promoting a distinct operating model. This demonstrates the aspect of continuity and complementarity observed in the relationship between countryside and city, which in short appears to be concrete as pieces of the same puzzle.