Território e desenvolvimento: análise da produção de açaí na região Tocantina (PA)

Abstract

The present work has as main objective to investigate and to analyze the production of the açaí (euterpe olerácea martius) in the area tocantina in the state of Pará, in matter the municipal districts of Cametá, Igarapé-Mirí and Oeiras do Pará belonging Geographical Microrregião of Cametá, for they be these big producing of açaí. Tends that this experienced product in the last years a great expansion in the regional, national and global external market. The selected temporary cutting if it extends from 1990 to the current days, for being this the moment in that the açaí-fruit, in pulp form, begins to be marketed out of the area, besides the internal consumption in the Amazonian. In that way new products do appear starting from the pulp of the açaí as the açaí ice cream, mix, energy, soft drinks etc. which THE main problem investigated the advantages have been for the riverine communities that produce açaí, with the expansion of the space circuit of the production to the national and international markets? Which have the metamorphoses been printed in the territory that you/they indicate changes? Which measures can be adopted to foment the development to not just benefit the merchants and the agribusinesses, but also the producing of açaí and the local communities? We accomplished the investigation using the bibliographical research, the research of Field and the documental research and results point that development perspective exists to break the açaí production if allied to other activities, as the fishing and the culture of other products.