SILVA, J. L. A.; http://lattes.cnpq.br/4091138095772660; SILVA, José Luciano Andrade da.
Abstract:
Agroforestbackyards have become one of the characteristics of semi-arid regions
because of the serious problems of income concentration, and being predominantly usedin
family-based agricultural systems. This research was carried out in a district, called Piranhas
Velha, in the municipality of São José de Piranhas, located in the Paraíba state. Its objective is
to characterize the agroforestry backyards of the rural community of Piranhas Velha, São José
de Piranhas - PB. The research was carried out in the months of May to September 2016, in
which 20 questionnaires were applied through interview forms distributed in thementioned in
the communityof aforementioned study area. The results obtained showed a large variaty of
vegetables and animals that are used in the food habit, which has contributed economically to
subsistence as a result of low income. The surveyed community has an interest in agriculture,
in which 90% of interviewees, even though water and assistance scarcity, demonstrated high
levels of satisfaction with their backyards. These results show the need for awareness and
intervention by the public authorities intervention and organized civil society concerning the
structure of agroforest backyards reflecting about socioeconomic and environmental
conditions that may allow a critical reflection concerning the management practices adopted
in the studied area.
