PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF ARBOREAL PLANT CUTTINGS TO FAMILIAR AGRICULTURE

PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF ARBOREAL PLANT CUTTINGS TO FAMILIAR AGRICULTURE

Leonaldo Alves de Andrade, Lamartine Soares Bezerra de Oliveira, Ramon Costa Feitosa, Gerlândio Suassuna Gonçalves Gonçalves

This study was carried out at the Laboratory of Plant Ecology located in the forestry nursery of the Federal University of Paraíba in Areia city. It was aimed to improve the abilities of the farmers to practice cuttings production as a profession. The knowledge was focused in the following goals: collect, storage and processing of forestry seeds; formation of nurseries and cutting production; as well to distribute cuttings to five communities in Areia and Alagoa Grande city. In this work were trained 272 people in nursery activities, with emphasis on generation of employment, income and social inclusion. The production and the distribution of cuttings involved five communities of Areia and Alagoa Grande, but got benefits to other communities in several municipalities in the regional context, including schools and others social organizations. Around 140 thousand of cuttings over 74 arboreal species were produced and distributed. This work showed that forestry nursery is a potential activity for the farmers in this region, being able to contribute to the improvement of the environment, as well to generate employment, income and other social benefits.

2009

Agricultura Familiar, Biodiversidade, Inclusão social, Viveirismo

10.5007/1807-0221.2009v6n8p120

Extensio: Revista Eletrônica de Extensão

Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Social Sciences, Medicine, Science