Etnopedologia: o estudo das etnociências e a produção de cerâmicas na comunidade quilombola os Rufinos.

Abstract

Ethnopedological knowledge is not a creation of modern Western science. The Chinese already had local land classification systems, distinguishing them according to productivity, more than 4000 years ago. With this, in this work we try to understand the data collected in interviews carried out, analyzing the way of production of ceramics in the Quilombola community in Rufinos as well as the use of the soil of that community in the municipality of Pombal-PB. The data were obtained using a questionnaire with artisans / farmers who work in the production of ceramics (crockery). The study of local soil names can contribute to the advancement of formal knowledge, as well as to the elaboration of socially appropriate management strategies. If a quilombola names some soils based on the characteristics of the arable layer (earthenware, armadillo head), this does not mean that, necessarily, he / she does not know what is below that layer. Ethnopedology studies the interfaces between social groups, soils and other components of ecosystems; local knowledge about the soil; the use and management of the soil, the community-soil relationship man-nature. In order to observe the needs and difficulties encountered in the production and marketing process of these producers' chinaware, the objective is to study and analyze the relationship of quilombola communities with land use (ethnopedology), considering their socioeconomic, environmental and cultural aspects.