A new actor in agroecology

Vegetables Always Green in Alagoa Nova-PB

Abstract

The intention of this work is to analyze the integration relations of agroecological family farmers with the commercialization company Hortaliças Semper Verde, located in the municipality of Alagoa Nova-PB, specialized in the commercialization of horticultural products for supermarket chains in the states of Paraíba, Rio Grande do Norte and Pernambuco, maintaining partnerships with agroecological farmers to supply organic products. The vast majority of family farmers who supply organic products to the company reside in the municipality of Alagoa Nova, located in rural Paraíba. However, one of the circuits that has been shown to be viable for these farmers is the agroecological production integrated into the company, which consists of an exclusive production agreement, signed between agroecological farmers and the company Hortaliças Semper Verde. As a methodological strategy, we opted for the literature review, conducting semi-structured and open interviews, for direct observation and for the analysis of secondary data accessed in the IBGE database. It was found that agroecological farmers have a direct integration with the company and a quick financial return, subjecting their agroecological production to the rationality of the company, generating dependence and subjection of income.