AGRIBUSINESS IN FAMILIAL AGRICULTURE OF MANGOES IN THE MANIÇOBA DISTRICT, JUAZEIRO, BRAZIL

  • Marcelo Dantas Matos da Paz Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco
  • Denes Dantas Vieira Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco
Keywords: Agribusiness, Capital, Mango, social Trajectory

Abstract

Irrigation has triggered the development of the Brazilian northeastern hinterland and enhanced production, commercialization and income due to the cultivation of tropical fruits. The establishment and development of agribusiness is analyzed through the experience of familial agriculture in the production and commercialization of mangoes in the Vale do São Francisco, Brazil. A study case on rural workers from the Association of Rural Producers of Campos within the irrigated area of the Maniçoba district, Juazeiro BA Brazil, is investigated. Pierre Bourdieu´s theoretical and methodological concepts of habitus, field and capital have been employed. Results of field studies and the social trajectories of two rural producers have indicated the construction of different production, commercialization and management strategies employed in their agribusinesses. The above is shown through the complex and unequal manner by which rural producers accumulate economic, social and cultural capital.

Author Biographies

Marcelo Dantas Matos da Paz, Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco
Graduando em Engenharia Civil pela UNIVASF
Denes Dantas Vieira, Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco
É Graduado em Ciências Sociais com Bacharelado e Licenciatura em Sociologia (2003), Mestre em Ciências Sociais (2007), e Doutor em Ciências Sociais (2013) pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte/UFRN. Atualmente é professor da Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco e Vice Coordenador do Programa de Pós- Graduação em Extensão Rural/PPGExR - Univasf. Tem desenvolvido pesquisas e estudos, principalmente, nos seguintes temas: Sociologia Rural com foco nas novas ruralidades, agricultura familiar, Extensão rural, políticas públicas de Desenvolvimento Rural e a teoria do sociólogo Pierre Bourdieu.
Published
2017-05-09