Para além do alimento: inovações sociais em torno do açaí na comunidade ribeirinha Santo Ezequiel Moreno em Portel, Arquipélago do Marajó, Pará

Abstract

The dissertation addresses social innovations related to açaí agroextractivism in the riverside community Santo Ezequiel Moreno (SEM), municipality of Portel, Marajó archipelago, state of Pará. The objective of this research was to identify and analyze the main social innovations resulting from the agroextractivism of açaí in the SEM community, as well as their interrelations. The method used was the case study method, and the data were collected with the participation of the riverside populations following stages of the research and had qualitative and quantitative analyses described in the form of systematization. Four social innovations were identified in the SEM community according to the cut-off proposed in the research, which are interconnected through mutual help from the community facilitated by the self-management of all of them, in addition, they present the Acai Solidarity Fund (FSA) as a basic social innovation due to the construction process that aroused greater organization and cooperation among the Community. The food profile of the community is common to the identity of riverines in the region, but deserves special attention to curb the insertion of industrialized and superprocessed foods that have been incorporated into the diet, due to the increase in income, associated with açaí, and the continuous access to the urban context of the city of Portel, opposing the local food culture and affecting , thus the food sovereignty of the community.