Saúde do solo para a transição agroecológica no município de Goiás/GO e região.

Abstract

Local knowledge about soils is based on qualitative characteristics, such as daily observation and experimentation and interactions with natural resources. This ability held by many peasant communities has motivated the consolidation of collective knowledge dialogue processes in Goiás/GO and the region for more than a decade. With the aim of understanding the way in which farmers evaluate soil quality and the profile adopted to manage agroecosystems, a survey of the main indicators was carried out according to the group's perceptions/evaluations based on participatory methodologies that counteract the problems of conventional agricultural model. We also monitored soil quality in four managed agroecosystems, as well as surveyed recipes for agroecological bioinputs in workshops held between the 11th and 12th edition of the Diocesan School of Agroecology. This study demonstrated that the parameters used to identify soil health must take into account participatory processes of knowledge construction and factors of interdependence between the farmer and the soil. Many parameters used to classify soil by local communities are even scientifically determined, so it is necessary to consider that farmers are aware of its quality. We also understand that the establishment of emancipatory initiatives for the production of bioprocesses for the manufacture of bioinputs contemplates one of the dimensions of agroecology and is capable of supporting sustainable agriculture. Thus, it is considered that the involvement of the group of farmers in projects like this encourages the adoption and improvement of sustainable agricultural practices, which highlights a rapprochement between different forms of knowledge in the planning of production systems. Local knowledge about soils is based on qualitative characteristics, such as daily observation and experimentation and interactions with natural resources. This ability held by many peasant communities has motivated the consolidation of collective knowledge dialogue processes in Goiás/GO and the region for more than a decade. With the aim of understanding the way in which farmers evaluate soil quality and the profile adopted to manage agroecosystems, a survey of the main indicators was carried out according to the group's perceptions/evaluations based on participatory methodologies that counteract the problems of conventional agricultural model. We also monitored soil quality in four managed agroecosystems, as well as surveyed recipes for agroecological bioinputs in workshops held between the 11th and 12th edition of the Diocesan School of Agroecology. This study demonstrated that the parameters used to identify soil health must take into account participatory processes of knowledge construction and factors of interdependence between the farmer and the soil. Many parameters used to classify soil by local communities are even scientifically determined, so it is necessary to consider that farmers are aware of its quality. We also understand that the establishment of emancipatory initiatives for the production of bioprocesses for the manufacture of bioinputs contemplates one of the dimensions of agroecology and is capable of supporting sustainable agriculture. Thus, it is considered that the involvement of the group of farmers in projects like this encourages the adoption and improvement of sustainable agricultural practices, which highlights a rapprochement between different forms of knowledge in the planning of production systems.