Circuito inferior da economia e atividades não agrícolas na zona rural do município de Santa Helena (PB).

Abstract

The present work aimed to understand, from the concept and characterization of the lower circuit of the economy, the dynamics of non-agricultural activities developed by small traders residing in some rural communities in the municipality of Santa Helena - PB. Reading the theory of economic circuits formulated by Santos (1979) and the concept of pluriactive families (SILVA, 1999) was essential for characterizing the non-agricultural activities of traders residing in three rural communities: Várzea da Ema, Malhada Bonita and Melancias. , territorial clippings of our empirical research. The research identified several non-agricultural activities that are carried out in these communities, but highlighted the small businesses in the food and leisure sector. In these rural communities, we identified exclusively agricultural families, pluriactive families, who carry out both agricultural and non-agricultural activities, and families that do not carry out any agricultural activity. As methodological procedures and research techniques, through fieldwork, we collected information on how these businesses were organized in the three rural communities. Structured and unstructured conversations and interviews were carried out with residents who own commercial establishments. The field study, together with the theoretical basis, revealed difficulties encountered by these traders, and the oblivion, on the part of the public authorities, which does not guarantee assistance to these traders, especially during the Covid19 Pandemic. In the field, we carried out photographic records of small commercial establishments. To locate our territorial analysis, we prepared a map, which has the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) 2010 as its cartographic base. poorest part of society.