Estratégias adotadas por agricultoras familiares agroecológicas durante a pandemia do covid-19

Abstract

The pandemic caused by COVID-19 has brought unprecedented consequences for various sectors of society, in which human and economic daily life has been suffering severe effects, mainly impacting the global economy. Therefore, this scenario also had and is still having repercussions, in countless ways, on the production, distribution and supply of food. The present work has the objective of verifying the impact of the covid-19 pandemic on agroecological family farming, which were the strategies used by these families to minimize the impacts of the pandemic. The methodology of this research was based on a bibliographical and qualitative research - of an exploratory nature, carrying out analyzes of books by important theorists in the area, as well as reviews in scientific articles in journals and in electronic publications taken from online databases, among other related tools; always with the utmost interest in exploring, collecting and describing information about the chosen theme. In this sense, it was sought to develop a field research with data collection carried out through interviews, applying a semi-structured questionnaire - containing open questions - to three family farmers from the municipality of Itapipoca, state of Ceará. As a result, it was observed that the covid-19 pandemic directly impacted these three families due to the closure of the main means of production outflow, a Feira Agroecológica e Solidária. However, they have managed to overcome this obstacle with the creation of the online fair with dissemination in social networks (Instagram, whatsapp) where the last two interviewees participated of the project. The first one, on the other hand, was able to market its production individually, using family vehicles. Personal relationships between farmers and consumers, access to digital media and support from an assistance institution were key to overcoming the limitations imposed by the pandemic. Finally, it is important to emphasize that digital markets have opened new paths for family farming.