MODERNIZAÇÃO DA ATIVIDADE MANDIOQUEIRA E USO ATUAL DO TERRITÓRIO DO AGRESTE POTIGUAR (modernization of activity mandioqueira and current use of the territory of Agreste Potiguar)
Abstract
A mandioca foi, até a década de 1980, no Agreste Potiguar, uma planta cultivada predominantemente para a subsistência dos trabalhadores rurais. A partir da década citada, a referida atividade começa a ser modernizada, o que ocasiona mudanças técnicas, nas relações de trabalho e no uso do território. Assim sendo, objetivamos, no presente trabalho, analisar as mudanças nas técnicas e nas relações de trabalho que vêm sendo implementadas com o processo de modernização da atividade mandioqueira no Agreste Potiguar, bem como compreender a função dessa atividade no uso atual do território do Agreste Potiguar. Para atingir tais objetivos, realizamos pesquisa bibliográfica, acerca dos conceitos e temas que permeiam as discussões do trabalho, e pesquisa empírica, entrevistando produtores de mandioca e proprietários de casas ou de indústrias de farinha do território em questão. Como consideração final, enfatizamos que, no contexto de modernização, a mandioca não é mais um mero gênero de subsistência no Agreste Potiguar, mas sim uma mercadoria que é produzida e transformada, sobretudo nas indústrias, de acordo com padrões pré-estabelecidos, visando prover o abastecimento de mercados internos e externos.
Palavras-chave: Modernização da atividade mandioqueira. Agreste Potiguar. Uso do território.
ABSTRACT
Cassava was, until the 1980s, the Agreste Potiguar, a plant grown mainly for subsistence of rural workers. From the decade mentioned, that activity is beginning to be modernized, which leads to technical changes in labor relations and territory use. Therefore, the objective of the present study, to analyze the changes in techniques and in working relationships that have been implemented with the modernization process of the activity mandioqueira in the Agreste Potiguar and to understand the function of this activity in the current use of the territory of the Agreste Potiguar . To achieve these goals, we conducted bibliographic research about the concepts and themes that permeate the discussions of the work, and empirical research, interviewing cassava producers and owners of homes or industries of flour from the territory in question. As a final consideration, we emphasize that in the context of modernization, cassava is no longer merely a kind of livelihood in the Agreste Potiguar, but a commodity that is produced and processed, especially in industries, according to established standards, aiming to provide the supply of domestic and foreign markets.
Key words: Modernization of mandioqueira activity. Agreste Potiguar. Use of the territory.
RÉSUMÉ
Le manioc a été, avant les années 1980, au Agreste Potiguar, une plante cultivée principalement pour la subsistance des travailleurs ruraux. De la décennie mentionné, l’activité commence à être modernisées, ce qui conduit à des changements techniques dans les relations du travail et de l’utilisation des terres. Par conséquent, l’objectif du présente étude est analyser l’évolution des techniques et des relations de travail qui ont été mis en œuvre avec le processus de modernisation de l’activité mandioqueira au Agreste Potiguar et comprendre la fonction de cette activité dans l’utilisation actuelle du territoire du Agreste Potiguar. Pour atteindre ces objectifs, nous avons effectué des recherches bibliographiques sur les concepts et les thèmes qui imprègnent les discussions de l’œuvre, et la recherche empirique, en interrogeant les producteurs de manioc et les propriétaires des maisons ou des industries de la farine à partir du territoire en question. Comme un examen final, nous soulignons que dans le contexte de la modernisation, le manioc n’est plus simplement une sorte de moyens de subsistance dans le Agreste Potiguar, mais un produit qui est produit et traité, en particulier dans les industries, selon les normes établies, visant à fournir l’approvisionnement des marchés intérieurs et étrangers.
Mots-clé: Modernisation de l’activité mandioqueira. Agreste Potiguar. L’utilisation du territoire.
DOI: 10.4215/RM2010.0920.0007
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