PINTO JUNIOR, V. M.; http://lattes.cnpq.br/2417022124613539; PINTO JUNIOR, Vicente Maia.
Resumen:
The objective of this study was to evaluate the level of sustainability of rural producers in
four municipalities of Sertão da Paraíba, analyzing the contribution of the indicators
regarding quality of life, social capital and environmental preservation of producers. The data
were obtained through semi-structured interviews with 40 rural producers from each
municipality and, based on these dataof, indices of quality life, social and environmental
capital were calculated, in order, to calculate the sustainability index. The rural producers
demonstrated a time of performance in agricultural activities that varied from 10 to 70 years
of work in the field. In the municipalities of Sertão, in the state of Paraíba, Brazil, it was
verified that, according to the rural producers, the livestock activities that present the best
economic performance are goat breeding, beekeeping and cattle breeding. Within the
agricultural activities, stands out the fruticulture and the dryland culture. In relation to the
quality of life, index all municipalities were characterized as medium. For the social capital,
index only Triunfo was defined as low level, the others were classified as average. The
municipality of Santa Helena presented an environmental index for the rural producers of
medium level of preservation, and as characterizations of the other municipalities were low
level. The level of sustainability of rural producers, in the municipalities of São João do Rio
do Peixe, Santa Helena and Poço de José de Moura was defined as medium. The municipality
of Triunfo was classified as low level of sustainability of the rural producers, which had a
negative contribution of the low environmental preservation and small social participation of
the producers.