Caracterização e estrutura dos quintais agroflorestais em piranhas velha no Município de são José de Piranhas-PB.

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.