Agronegócio da agricultura familiar com a cultura de manga no distrito Maniçoba em Juazeiro (BA)

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.