THE CULTIVATION OF MEDICINAL PLANTS IN FAMILY AGRICULTURE: A CASE STUDY

  • Elenice Parizotto Stremel Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná - Campus Marechal Cândido Rondon
  • Adrana Maria de Grandi Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná - Campus Marechal Cândido Rondon
  • Dile Pontarolo Stremel Universidade Federal do Paraná - UFPR
Keywords: Family Agriculture, Cooperative, MAPA, Medicinal Plants

Abstract

The cultivation of medicinal plants lies within the social and economic characteristics of family agriculture in the hinterland municipalities of the state of Paraná, Brazil. Producers have encountered difficulties and should adapt themselves to increasing demands in productivity. The diagnosis of such characteristics started by evaluating a farm specialized in medicinal plants. The initiative integrates the program called Cultivando Água Boa (CAB), of the Itaipu Binational, Paraná III Basin, of the Cooperativa de Produtos Orgânicos Gran Lago in Vera Cruz do Oeste PR Brazil. Methodology comprised a questionnaire based on good agricultural practices provided by the Ministry of Agriculture, Cattle-breeding and Supply (MAPA). Results show that the establishment of projects has contributed towards the upgrading of family agriculture. Diagnosis also reveals limitations with regard to preventive technologies, processing, cultivation and trading of medicinal plants in the region.

Author Biographies

Elenice Parizotto Stremel, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná - Campus Marechal Cândido Rondon
Discente do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Desenvolvimento Rural Sustentável da Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná - Campus Marechal Cândido Rondon, Brasil
Adrana Maria de Grandi, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná - Campus Marechal Cândido Rondon
Docente Doutora do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Desenvolvimento Rural Sustentável da Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná - Campus Marechal Cândido Rondon, Brasil
Dile Pontarolo Stremel, Universidade Federal do Paraná - UFPR
Docente Doutor do Departamento de Engenharias e Exatas da Universidade Federal do Paraná - Setor Palotina, Brasil
Published
2016-03-31
Section
Agrobusiness