Assessment of family farming project in pipeline Range, in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil / Avaliação de projeto de agricultura familiar em faixa de dutos na Baixada Fluminense, RJ

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2009

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This thesis evaluates the Family Farming Project in Pipeline Range (PAF Pipeline) between the years 2005 and 2008, in 04 different areas in the municipalities of Nova Iguaçu and Duque de Caxias in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This project was a partnership between Petrobrás, Transpetro, non-governmental organizations ITPA (Institute of Earth and Environmental Preservation) and environmentalist entity Onda Verde. In the project were selected 85 families in nearby communities that received all inputs needed for organic production (seeds, seedlings, equipment and tools, semi-artesian well, electric power, truck and agro industry, among others), they also had a multidisciplinary team for technical and organizational advice. Local opportunities generated by the implementation of the project and the possibilities of ensuring the sustainability for the families involved were analyzed. More thann 15 varieties of vegetables were produced in lots of land of about 1000m ². The products were marketed primarily for school feeding in public schools and kindergartens, having served more than 30,000 children in the two municipalities. Furthermore, products sold at fairs in local communities have shown that organic food can be accessible to low-income communities. There were both direct and indirect benefits for farmers and for the communities involved. The methodology of implementation has proven replicable for other realities. Meanwhile the discontinuation of the project before full training of farmers hampered the permanence of families in the activity and the maintenance of positive results. It was observed that the partnership between Governmental enterprises, non-governmental and civil society can promote the development of communities little assisted, when provided with a multidisciplinary work and a permanent investment throughout the production chain until the full formation of families, both in production and organization

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urban agriculture agricultura urbana agricultura organica agricultura familiar ecologia agricola agroecology organic agriculture family farming

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