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Limits and Possibilities of Vegetable Extraction in Extractive Reserves in the Amazon

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  • Josimar da Silva Freitas

    (Campus ARGO, University Center of the State of Pará, Belém 66613-903, Brazil)

  • Alfredo Kingo Oyama Homma

    (Embrapa Eastern Amazon, Belém 66095-903, Brazil
    Postgraduate Program in Environmental Sciences, Pará State University, Belém 66095-903, Brazil)

  • José Francisco de Carvalho Ferreira

    (Master’s Program in Regional Development, Federal University of Amapá, Macapá 68903-419, Brazil)

  • Milton Cordeiro Farias Filho

    (Campus ARGO, University Center of the State of Pará, Belém 66613-903, Brazil)

  • Armin Mathis

    (Postgraduate Program in Sustainable Development of the Humid Tropic, Federal University of Pará, Belém 66075-110, Brazil)

  • David Costa Correia Silva

    (Campus Paragominas, Federal Rural University of the Amazon, Paragominas 68627-450, Brazil)

  • Luiz Mário Padilha

    (Master’s Program in Teaching Humanities and Languages, Federal University of Acre, Cruzeiro do Sul 69920-900, Brazil)

Abstract

Vegetable extraction has been considered a new paradigm of adequate development for the Amazon Region by ecological movements, international organizations, and foreign governments. This study evaluates whether the supply of extractive products transformed into economic value can ensure the livelihood of families and prevent deforestation. The study was conducted at the extractive reserves Alto Juruá, Rio Ouro Preto, and Rio Cajari during two periods: January to March 2017 and January to March 2019. A total of 384 interviews were conducted—234 in 2017 and 150 in 2019. The field results show that low returns, low land productivity, and lack of labor point to the economic infeasibility of vegetable extraction in the extractive reserves of Alto Juruá, Rio Ouro, and Rio Cajari. As a priority, extractivism should be considered a cultural institution and an economic model that can promote sustainability. A strategy capable of valuing products derived from extractivism should be developed, and an approximation of the markets that remediates the efforts of forest conservationists should be considered.

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  • Josimar da Silva Freitas & Alfredo Kingo Oyama Homma & José Francisco de Carvalho Ferreira & Milton Cordeiro Farias Filho & Armin Mathis & David Costa Correia Silva & Luiz Mário Padilha, 2023. "Limits and Possibilities of Vegetable Extraction in Extractive Reserves in the Amazon," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(4), pages 1-13, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:15:y:2023:i:4:p:3836-:d:1074426
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