Lovois de Andrade Miguel

Extração e comercialização de folhagens ornamentais da Mata Atlântica: o caso da verdes (Rumohra adiantiformis) no RS

This work shows the results of research on the leather fern (Rumohra adiantiformis (G. Forst.) Ching) trade that it’s extracted at the Atlantic Slope region of Rio Grande do Sul. Besides being considered one of the greatest fern producing regions of Brazil, a signii¬ cant number of local family farmers have in the extraction of this species their main income source. The results of this study allowed us to verify the existence of a very differentiated compensation in different agents involved, emphasizing the predominance of precarious and informal commercial relations, and the inexistence of representation and organization of the involved players. This situation is a consequence of the illegal and clandestine character of this activity, in view of the effective environmental legislation in Rio Grande do Sul State.

Agricultura familiar, extrativismo e sustentabilidade: o caso dos “samambaieiros†do litoral norte do Rio Grande do Sul

This article reports the results of a research about the sustai-nability of extractive farmers in the Atlantic slopes of Rio Grande do Sul. The extractive economy at issue is related to a species usually known as leather fern (Rumohra adiantiformis (G.Forest.) Ching). It is estimated that 3,000 families in the region perform this non-regulated activity, whi-ch is their only source of income. The sustainability degree of farmers was calculated from information related to environmental, social and eco-nomic dimensions, and to productivity, stability, equity, resilience, and autonomy criteria. The analysis focused on the comparison among the In-dexes Related to Dimension (IRD), Criteria (IRC) and Sustainability (IRS) of each kind of production system. The results pointed to the existence of four kinds of production systems, and three of them were included in this research. The sustainability indexes showed that the production system type 3 was the most sustainable, followed by type 2 and, fi nally, type 1.

Diferenciação e dinâmica dos sistemas agrários do município de Passo Fundo no Planalto Médio do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul

Este artigo investiga como as transformacoes na realidade agraria do Planalto Medio do estado do Rio Grande do Sul impactaram as unidades de producao agricola do municipio de Passo Fundo. A analise dos principais elementos da historia agraria da regiao foi realizada em duas etapas distintas. Na primeira parte, alem da caracterizacao do relevo, do clima e dos solos da regiao, sao abordados os elementos de formacao, por meio dos sistemas agrarios e sua evolucao. Na segunda etapa, sao evidenciadas as caracteristicas do processo de modernizacao da agricultura e seus desdobramentos na area rural do municipio de Passo Fundo. Foram identificados e delimitados tres sistemas agrarios: Sistema Agrario Indigena, Sistema Agrario Pecuaria e Sistema Agrario Colonial. Adicionalmente, a investigacao apontou como resultado derivado das politicas de modernizacao da agricultura no municipio de Passo Fundo a forte presenca de commodities agricolas na maior parte dos sistemas praticados atualmente. Alem disso, concomitantemente, foram identificadas unidades de producao com significativa diversificacao de atividades como estrategias de producao e manutencao das atividades na area rual de Passo Fundo e regiao.

TRANSFORMAÇÕES HISTÓRICAS E DIFERENCIAÇÃO DOS SISTEMAS AGRÁRIOS: AS ESTRATÉGIAS DE REPRODUÇÃO SOCIOECONÔMICA ENTRE AS FAMÍLIAS QUILOMBOLAS DE MORRO ALTO (MAQUINÉ – RS – BRASIL)

This article has the objective to present a look into the agriculture present in families of the quilombola community of Morro Alto (Maquine/RS) and describe the different socioeconomic reproduction strategies adopted along of historical and differentiation of agrarian systems in the region that circumscribes the territory occupied by this population. From the literature review, reading the landscape and the reports of the quilombolas about their current production systems, seeks to outline a social type, and then hold a discussion on the development of the quilombola territory in process of land regularization. It was possible to identify six social types differentiated socioeconomic reproduction strategies along the time. The territorial development involves the articulation of a series of actors and multisectoral activities, from land regularization and the possibility of building a project focused on territorial development perspectives of quilombolas families.

O PROCESSO DE MODERNIZAÇÃO AGRÍCOLA E AS TRAJETÓRIAS E ESTRATÉGIAS EMPREENDIDAS PELOS PRODUTORES AGRÍCOLAS DO MUNICÍPIO DE PASSO FUNDO – RS – BRASIL

The study sought to understand the factors that induced transformations in rural properties in Passo Fundo, from the programs and projects of the state, with respect to the period known as the modernization of agriculture. By proposing a new analysis model that brought together the tools derived from the theories of production systems, types of unit production and analysis of the study trajectories reconstructed trajectories and the main strategies used in agricultural production units of the municipality through the understanding of history and logic of evolution of each property surveyed. After grouping the production units through classification by types of production units analyzed the trajectories developed by agricultural groups Units (4 types) so far.