A Olericultura no Estado do Amazonas

Abstract

The objective was to analyze Olericulture in the state of Amazonas based on local technical assistance records over the last ten years. To this end, the aim was to verify vegetable production in the state; compare IBGE production data with that of the local public ATER and identify the locations that request local public Technical Assistance and Rural Extension (ATER). The technique for this study is bibliographic and documentary, with the analysis of plant production data made available by the Institute for Sustainable Agricultural and Forestry Development of the State of Amazonas (Idam) covering the period 2010 −2019 and research on websites using Keywords: vegetable crops, vegetables, Amazonas, Itacoatiara, agricultural production. For data analysis, databases were created in Excel spreadsheets. It was found that the State of Amazonas cultivates around 23 vegetable crops, with emphasis on: cassava (M. esculenta), cabbage (B. oleracea), chives (A. schoenoprasum) and watermelon (C. lanatus) and that 70.3% The audience attended is made up of family farmers. The Rio Negro/Solimões subregion is the largest producer, obtaining 69.06%. The municipality of Itacoatiara cultivated around 22 vegetable crops; 58.31% of the audience attended are family farmers. The vegetable production made available by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) through the 2017 Agricultural Census, recorded 18 crops, the most produced were: cassava (M. esculenta), watermelon (C. lanatus) and cucumber (C. sativus). In this sense, the study of Olericulture in the state of Amazonas allows greater knowledge of crops within the scope of technical assistance in the region.