Urban and periurban agriculture study on Varzea Grande (MT) under the perspective of cluster analysis

Abstract

The Mato Grosso province is known globally for its wide agricultural production, high technology and significant contribution to food security. However, it identifies an unusual feature in the city of Varzea Grande, near the capital Cuiaba, experience with urban agriculture that last for years and play a representative role towards food production and combat public health problems local. As it is considered an important activity of the socioeconomic and environmental point of view, the objective of this study is to examine this production structure of the vegetable crop, their importance, magnitude, limitations and potential for the municipality and surrounding areas. At first we make a brief background of the activity, through an exploratory study of empirical and bibliographical, highlighting the socio-economic aspects and, as a result, held a cluster analysis based on the collected primary data together local producers. Although the share of food produced and maintenance of vacant land of insects or disease vectors animals, the results point to an activity in degradation pathways, whose profitability and marketing process make it unattractive or complement income. The overall picture of activity in the municipality includes small productive forces that cannot be sustained in the current market structure, or even prolonged action of an unfavourable social policy reasons that intensify its deterioration process.