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Family producer x sugarcane agribusiness: impacts of sugarcane cultivation on silkworm production in Mirante do Paranapanema-SP

Geosul, 2019-05, Vol.34 (71), p.623-639 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

ISSN: 0103-3964 ;EISSN: 2177-5230 ;DOI: 10.5007/1982-5153.2019v34n71p623

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  • Title:
    Family producer x sugarcane agribusiness: impacts of sugarcane cultivation on silkworm production in Mirante do Paranapanema-SP
  • Author: Alba Regina Azevedo Arana ; Maíra Rodrigues Uliana ; Cintia Ramos Lopes Evangelista
  • Subjects: Bicho-da-seda ; Cana-de-açúcar ; Impactos ; Pontal ; Pulverização aérea
  • Is Part Of: Geosul, 2019-05, Vol.34 (71), p.623-639
  • Description: The objective of this article is to present the challenges of family farmers today especially in regions dominated by sugar cane agribusiness.The aim of this paper is to present the environmental consequences of sugarcane cultivation in Pontal do Paranapanema, discussing the practice of aerial spraying on the cane fields by agribusinesses. It was conducted field work with rural resettlers of "São Bento III" in Mirante do Paranapanema, on May/June 2014, the data collection was carried out through questionnaires and interviews (oral reports). The field research has enabled to note that the arrival of sugarcane units in Pontal do Paranapanema has also brought a number of problems for close cities/municipalities and population. Among these issues can be mentioned the impacts on public health in municipalities, effects on the environment  emphasizing the death of mulberry trees on surrounding sugarcane cultivation and, consequently, of silkworm cultivation.
  • Publisher: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
  • Language: Portuguese
  • Identifier: ISSN: 0103-3964
    EISSN: 2177-5230
    DOI: 10.5007/1982-5153.2019v34n71p623
  • Source: DOAJ Directory of Open Access Journals
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