Espaço agrário e arranjos produtivos sustentáveis: estudo da apicultura em assentamentos de reforma agrária no município de Cajazeiras - PB.

Abstract

The need to implement sustainable productive activities in agrarian reform settlement areas in the city of Cajazeiras - PB is present in order to provide for the families settled, the possibility to generate income and thus contribute to the maintenance of local flora. In this context, this research developed from the characterization of the challenges involving the agrarian space of this district, which investigated the spatial organization and the development of sustainable productive activities in the areas of existing settlements, specifically, the PA Santo Antônio settlements, PA Frei Damião I and PA Frei Beda, working with beekeeping. Thus, the development of beekeeping in these communities, presents itself as an excellent source of income and also as a sustainable productive activity, causing minor impacts nature, unlike, the livestock development and traditional agriculture, this made From the handling with manual practices. This study aimed to: analyze the implementation of sustainable production systems, such as beekeeping, which stands as alternative for achieving economic independence, by peasants of cajazeirense agrarian space; describe the production scenarios in this municipality; characterize the potential and map the settlements, working with beekeeping; present the achievements and the dilemmas, but also promote a reflection on the organization of production space and the progress of beekeeping in these settlement areas. It was used as a guiding principle the historical and dialectical materialism and how methodological procedures, the literature review, to better understand the objectives of this study and on-site field studies, with photographic records and informal conversations, which were removed the information of this research. It has been shown through the study developed, there is no concern to promote the development of settlement areas in the city of Cajazeiras - PB, with regard to the expansion of sustainable beekeeping, due to the majority of farmers consist of elderly, the lack of coordination between the settlements and also the lack of projects developed by local authorities. Therefore, it is not harnessed the productive potential of this region.