Modo de vida e estratégias de produção da comunidade quilombola Bonsucesso, no município de Mata Roma – MA, sua relação com o cerrado do maranhense e percepção sobre os riscos decorrentes do avanço do agronegócio para o ambiente

Abstract

Bonsucesso, remnant quilombo community area of conducting the research, is located in the municipality of Mata Roma, with the agroextractivism the means of reproduction of their families, which maintains relations and inheritance with the ancient foundations of the first families who started the village, such as the use of natural resources and the enhancement of local culture. Throughout this period, these families experience the tensioners such as deforestation and land pressure manifested by the expansion of agribusiness ventures on remaining areas of rural communities of quilombos, threatening the sustainability of family agriculture and natural resources beyond the difficulties of access to policies that specifically guarantee them land ownership, food security and other possibilities of non-agricultural income. Throughout the work are presented forms of resource use by the community their perception of the risks arising from the advance of agribusiness near Bonsucesso. With the methodology, we interviewed 43 (forty-three) residents designated by local leaders, using a semi-structured questionnaire and conducting meetings and interviews with other villagers. Among the production strategies were identified: itinerant agriculture, backyards, extraction of babassu and artisanal fishing. And despite the Bonsucesso community still not be prevented from exercising their way of life and continue to use their production strategies, there is the advance of agribusiness in the municipality according to data from Brazilian Istituto of Geografia and statistics.