A viabilidade da rizicultura ecológica na APA das ilhas e várzeas do rio Paraná em Querência do Norte-PR

Abstract

It was peculiarity and the evidentant agonism in the Landless Rural Workers' Movement, which practices peasant farming in Environmental Protection Area, that has motivated this research. It has been end eavored to understand the peasantry circumstance to wards capitalism and agroecology, theoretically and in a specific context, in Querência do Norte, Paraná. What are the instruments which this working class uses to continue existing in the rural area? Under what circumstances is it similar to urban proprietor's means of production, assuming that land maybe seen as a means of production? Agroecology is considered to be a powerful tool for the so dreamed peasant family's productive and economic autonomy. However, is agroecology always applicable to peasantry feasibility? The introduction of these elements to an Environmental Protection Area (Área de Proteção Ambiental - APA) shapes a more complex discussion. It is about rice cultures happed according to conventional agriculture in Ilhas and Várzeas Environmental Protection Area, in Paraná River. There has been a well-succeeded ecological rice culture in this area and it was endeavored to comprehend the limits, the possibilities and challenges of offering the model to neighbors. Keywords: Landless Rural Workers' Movement, peasantry, Ilhas and Várzeas Environmental Protection Area, ecological rice culture, Querência do Norte.