Africa’s agricultural productivity is the lowest in the world. At the same time the largest proportion of poor people live in rural areas where they are dependent upon agriculture for their survival. Agriculture is thus an essential to consider when fighting poverty. Women make up 70-80 % of the labour force in the agricultural sector and produce about 80% of the food for the household. Women are at the same time dependent upon their husbands for access to agricultural land and financial resources. Despite the important role of agriculture for poverty reduction, the sector continues to lack attention from both governments and international organizations, and the fact that gender discrimination is a cause of poverty is rarely raised.   This thesis aims to investigate, through a field study in Zambia, which conditions and circumstances that create low agricultural productivity, based on how the peasants themselves perceive it. The paper aims to problematize the question of low agricultural productivity by looking at the issue of land access and gender equality. This thesis takes its methodological point of departure in a qualitative ethnographic field study with semi-structured interviews. In order to analyze the peasants situation Sustainable Rural Livelihood has been used as an analytical framework.   The result of this thesis shows that peasants’ productivity mainly is hampered by the fact that they lack access to productive and financial resources. The overall difficult macro-economic situation in Zambia, together with the fact that investments from the government in the agricultural sector and in rural development is small, contributes to a situation that hinders peasants’ opportunities to increase productivity with other means than just working harder. Furthermore, the result shows that women experience gender discrimination in accessing land, credits and education. The difference between men and women is structural and is the result of unequal access to resources, which have given men more power and influence. Hence, women have become dependent upon their husbands to gain access to land and financial resources, implying that women become both vulnerable and isolated. Access to land would strengthen women’s economical dependency and give them the possibility to control the income and investment made in agriculture. / Afrikas jordbruksproduktivitet är lägst i hela världen,.sSamtidigt som den största delen av fattiga människor bor på landsbygden där de är beroende av jordbruket för sin överlevnad. Jordbruket är därmed en central fråga för att kunna bekämpa fattigdom. Kvinnor utgör 70-80 % av arbetskraften inom jordbrukssektorn och producerar cirka 80 % av maten till familjen. Samtidigt är kvinnor beroende av sina män för tillgång till jordbruksmark och finansiella resurser. Trots jordbrukets viktiga roll för fattigdomsbekämpning fortsätter sektorn att bli åsidosatt av både regeringar och internationella organisationer, samtidigt som bristen på könsdiskriminering som en orsak till fattigdom sällan tas upp.   Denna uppsats syftar till att undersöka, genom en fältstudie i Zambia, vilka förhållanden och omständigheter som skapar låg jordbruksproduktivitet, utifrån hur böndernas själva ser på det. Uppsatsen ämnar problematisera frågan om låg jordbruksproduktivitet genom att titta på frågan om tillgång till land och jämställdhet mellan kvinnor och män. Uppsatsen har sin metodologiska utgångspunkt i en kvalitativ etnografisk fältstudie med semi-strukturerade intervjuer. För att analysera böndernas situation har Sustainable Rural Livelihood använts som analytiskt ramverk.   Resultatet av denna studie visar att bönders produktivitet framförallt hindras av det faktum att de saknar tillgångar till produktiva och finansiella resurser. Den övergripande svåra makroekonomiska situationen i Zambia, tillsammans med att investeringar från regeringen i jordbrukssektorn och landsbygds utveckling är små, bidrar till en situation som hämmar böndernas möjligheter att öka sin produktivitet på andra sätt än genom att enbart arbeta hårdare. Vidare pekar resultatet av denna studie på att kvinnor upplever könsdiskriminering vad gäller tillgången till land, krediter och utbildning. Skillnaden mellan män och kvinnor  är strukturell och bottnar i en ojämlik tillgång till resurser, vilket gett män mer makt och inflytande. Detta har gjort att kvinnor är i nuläget är beroende av sina män för tillgång till land och finansiella resurser, vilket innebär att de blir både sårbara och isolerade. Tillgång till land skulle stärka kvinnors ekonomiska oberoende och ge dem möjligheten att själva kontrollera intäkterna och investeringarna i jordbruket.

Energy intervention programs have gained prominence in governmental policies and development agendas as a prevailing practice of improving rural livelihoods and protecting local environment and resources in developing rural areas since early 1970s. In spite of the increasing evidences of small-scale renewable energy systems being advantageous over traditional ones towards rural sustainability, the introduction and diffusion of the new energy systems in many developing rural areas has suffered program ineffectiveness in terms of slow construction, limited utilization, and high risks of being idled or abandoned by the adopters. While there are substantial studies documenting the challenges of rural energy planning, few scholars have devoted to the processes and efficacy of the planning practice. Literature has obvious gaps between planning theory and rural energy planning practice as no prior academic efforts were uncovered to use planning theory to examine the rural energy planning practice and to provide directions to future practice. Meanwhile, literature suggests that the integration of efficacy-oriented and context-dependent principles of planning theory into the energy planning processes can contribute to the effectiveness of rural energy intervention programs. Vital to the integration is the conduct of a study that critically assesses the rural energy planning processes against the insights drawn from planning theory and then provides policy implications for bridging the gaps between theory and practice. A review of literature on energy, planning, and community development in relation to sustainability led to an evaluative framework containing 24 criteria which were aggregated into six groups of principles, i.e., equity, flexibility, efficiency, participation, continuity and reflectivity. The principles were coupled respectively focusing on the operationalization, implementation, and monitoring processes of rural energy planning. Employing a primary case study design, the researcher conducted the field study in southern China’s Hainan province to examine whether the aggregated criteria were upheld and performed in local practices. In the field research, the author collected relative information and data through interviews, surveys, secondary sources, and direct observation. The data were analyzed in a mix of inter-related qualitative and quantitative methods. Where possible, the author used triangulation to limit individual and methodological biases. Hainan’s rural energy intervention programs of introducing and diffusion renewable energy systems such as anaerobic digesters and solar heaters in developing rural areas were significant contents of the provincial eco-village program and eco-province strategy. Although the energy programs had satisfactory effectiveness sporadically in a few villages, the majority of the programs suffered from problems like slow construction, limited utilization, and high risks of being idled or abandoned by the adopters. A number of challenges were recognized and mentioned by the administrative interviewees, including financial, technical, social, cultural, institutional and other constraints that support and conform to the discussions in literature. The study advances the understandings by identifying the gaps between planning theory and local rural energy planning practice in Hainan. Specifically, the equity principle was recognized but not totally fulfilled; the flexibility principle remained contentious and singularly executed; the efficiency principle was accepted but performed without enough scrutiny; the participation principle was emphasized but challenging; the continuity principle was aware of but not compulsorily executed; and the reflectivity principle was vague and overlooked. The author further analyzes that there will be barriers at the micro, meso, and macro levels to impede the integration of planning theory into rural energy planning practice. Extending the findings to a broader discussion on planning for development projects in developing rural areas, the author highlights a number of external and internal problems that harm the program effectiveness and calls for immediate and meaningful attention to ensuring program effectiveness. Several suggestions are provided for policy reconsideration and reorientation.

The built environment has mostly evolved under the influence of cultural heritage and has been shaped in response to our needs and resources. However, rapid changes have occurred in this environment with the impacts of globalization and mass production. The impact of these changes threatens to obliterate the unique character of rural settlements, which unlike urban areas still possess cultural identity. The aim of this study was to investigate the sustainable transmission of rural building heritage to prosperity / the potential of its adaptation for new settlements / and the interpretation of designing new houses in the light of traditional ones / as an integral part of sustainable rural development. To this end, a case study was conducted in the village of G&uuml / zel&ouml / z in Kayseri, where the transition from historical to contemporary styles and techniques was readily observable. The principles for effectively implementing projects which relate to the preservation and transmission of rural heritage have been formulated in the European Rural Heritage Observation Guide (ERHOG), which was initiated by Committee of Senior Officials of the European Conference of Ministers Responsible for Regional Planning/Spatial Planning (CEMAT) and the Village Design Statement (VDS) Packs, which were initiated by the Community Councils in United Kingdom (UK). The new development in G&uuml / zel&ouml / z village, as carried out by the Ministry of Public Works and Settlement (PWS) together with additions and alterations to existing traditional houses, were studied to understand the changing needs of the villagers. A comparative analysis was made between the level of satisfaction for both the traditional houses and post-disaster houses (PDH). An evaluation according to the ERHOG and VDS criteria was conducted for both types of houses regarding the relation of buildings with their immediate vicinity / use of materials / functional requirements / and constructional concerns. The results showed the importance of the recognition and promotion of cultural heritage to create an appropriate built environment.

Over the past several decades, food systems around the world have come to be increasingly dominated by a ‘conventional’ model, wherein production is heavily dependent on industrially-produced external inputs, and trade characterized by a globalized free market. However, alternatives to this model – that seek to challenge its hegemonic status and address its environmental, social, and economic shortcomings – are continuously emerging. While some of these alternatives are narrower in scope, others attempt more transformative change. One example of the latter category is the Red Mexicana de Tianguis y Mercados Orgánicos (Mexican Network of Local Organic Markets), which strives to move beyond the boundaries of the mainstream organic and local food sectors, instead adopting the more holistic discourse of the food sovereignty movement. The process of translating this discourse into practice remains a work in progress. Significant achievements have been made on a number of fronts, most notably: new market opportunities have been opened for small-scale, ecological producers; attitudes and behaviours regarding both production and consumption have been shifted, and; new institutions – that help enable and reinforce new values and behaviours – have begun to be constructed. Unsurprisingly, challenges exist as well. These include: significant reliance on donated resources; continued dependence on a relatively small group of leaders; the relative fragility of newly emerging institutions, and; a pervasive pessimism regarding the ability to scale up change within a context of political institutions perceived as corrupt, and beholden to agri-business influence. Although such challenges do constrain, to an extent, the efficacy of the organization, they do not by any means diminish the powerful impact of its work to demonstrate that alternative agri-food visions are possible. / Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, International Development Research Centre

Energy intervention programs have gained prominence in governmental policies and development agendas as a prevailing practice of improving rural livelihoods and protecting local environment and resources in developing rural areas since early 1970s. In spite of the increasing evidences of small-scale renewable energy systems being advantageous over traditional ones towards rural sustainability, the introduction and diffusion of the new energy systems in many developing rural areas has suffered program ineffectiveness in terms of slow construction, limited utilization, and high risks of being idled or abandoned by the adopters. While there are substantial studies documenting the challenges of rural energy planning, few scholars have devoted to the processes and efficacy of the planning practice. Literature has obvious gaps between planning theory and rural energy planning practice as no prior academic efforts were uncovered to use planning theory to examine the rural energy planning practice and to provide directions to future practice. Meanwhile, literature suggests that the integration of efficacy-oriented and context-dependent principles of planning theory into the energy planning processes can contribute to the effectiveness of rural energy intervention programs. Vital to the integration is the conduct of a study that critically assesses the rural energy planning processes against the insights drawn from planning theory and then provides policy implications for bridging the gaps between theory and practice. A review of literature on energy, planning, and community development in relation to sustainability led to an evaluative framework containing 24 criteria which were aggregated into six groups of principles, i.e., equity, flexibility, efficiency, participation, continuity and reflectivity. The principles were coupled respectively focusing on the operationalization, implementation, and monitoring processes of rural energy planning. Employing a primary case study design, the researcher conducted the field study in southern China’s Hainan province to examine whether the aggregated criteria were upheld and performed in local practices. In the field research, the author collected relative information and data through interviews, surveys, secondary sources, and direct observation. The data were analyzed in a mix of inter-related qualitative and quantitative methods. Where possible, the author used triangulation to limit individual and methodological biases. Hainan’s rural energy intervention programs of introducing and diffusion renewable energy systems such as anaerobic digesters and solar heaters in developing rural areas were significant contents of the provincial eco-village program and eco-province strategy. Although the energy programs had satisfactory effectiveness sporadically in a few villages, the majority of the programs suffered from problems like slow construction, limited utilization, and high risks of being idled or abandoned by the adopters. A number of challenges were recognized and mentioned by the administrative interviewees, including financial, technical, social, cultural, institutional and other constraints that support and conform to the discussions in literature. The study advances the understandings by identifying the gaps between planning theory and local rural energy planning practice in Hainan. Specifically, the equity principle was recognized but not totally fulfilled; the flexibility principle remained contentious and singularly executed; the efficiency principle was accepted but performed without enough scrutiny; the participation principle was emphasized but challenging; the continuity principle was aware of but not compulsorily executed; and the reflectivity principle was vague and overlooked. The author further analyzes that there will be barriers at the micro, meso, and macro levels to impede the integration of planning theory into rural energy planning practice. Extending the findings to a broader discussion on planning for development projects in developing rural areas, the author highlights a number of external and internal problems that harm the program effectiveness and calls for immediate and meaningful attention to ensuring program effectiveness. Several suggestions are provided for policy reconsideration and reorientation.

Geographic Contributions to the Rural Development of PerúTraditionally, Geography is understood as an academic science which main function is toprovide basic knowledge about territories but of less use for practical means; that is why it has been associated to History and therefore the least interest given by the Latin American policy makers when designing educational programs.The objective of this paper is to show that geographers are significantly contributing tosustainable development issues in different geographical environments, be these urban and rural.To do this I will show an experience on sustainable rural development in the Sierra of Piura, as an example of the application of the geographic and environmental knowledge, sensitizing the rural people to their ecosystems’ potential and the strategies for action in front of climate change.In a preliminary study there were identified the structural problems that impede sustainable development by information workshops and awareness to the teachers and community and municipal leaders. In a second stage we are working with peasants of two different ecological zones to inform them of their potential in plant resources and the ways how they may take advantage to put them at the urban markets, thus increasing their economic assets. To do this, we propose to help them in searching for those markets and provide advice in order to get just prices for their products.It is too early to quantitatively talk on the results because plants have a production cycle that needs to be experimented before they are distributed to the final stakeholders. Of course, this research is interdisciplinary and the geographers’ participation is due to their fine knowledge of the ecosystems and places where the experience is being done. / Tradicionalmente, la geografía es entendida como una ciencia académica que funciona bien proporcionando conocimientos básicos sobre los territorios, pero de poca aplicación práctica; de allí su asociación con la historia y el escaso interés que muestran los estrategas de políticas educativas en América Latina.El objetivo de este artículo es mostrar que los geógrafos vienen contribuyendo de manera muy significativa en temas de desarrollo sostenible en los diferentes ámbitos de los espacios geográficos, sean urbanos o rurales. Se tomará una experiencia de desarrollo rural aplicada a la sierra de Piura como muestra de la aplicación de los conocimientos geográficos ambientales, sensibilizando a las poblaciones rurales acerca de los potenciales de sus ecosistemas y de las estrategias de acción frente al cambio climático. En un primer estudio se identificaron los problemas estructurales que impiden el desarrollo sostenible con talleres de información y sensibilización dirigidos a los maestros y líderes comunales y municipales. En un segundo momento se viene trabajando con campesinos de dos zonas ecológicas distintas para informarles de sus potencialidades en recursos vegetales y de la forma cómo podrían aprovecharlos como complementode la agricultura e incrementar de esa manera sus ingresos económicos. También se buscarán mercados para los productos y se les asesorará en la comercialización buscando precios justos.Los resultados todavía no pueden cuantificarse porque las plantas tienen un ciclo productivo que necesita ser ensayado antes de distribuirlas a los usuarios. Por supuesto que el trabajo es interdisciplinario y la participación de los geógrafos está en el conocimiento fino que tienen del funcionamiento de los ecosistemas de los lugares de intervención

O Desenvolvimento Rural SustentÃvel à necessÃrio, portanto almejado pelo governo do estado do CearÃ, que vem buscando solucionar os problemas do semi-Ãrido com a implementaÃÃo de polÃticas de Desenvolvimento SustentÃvel, principalmente apÃs 1995, quando foi elaborado o primeiro Plano de Desenvolvimento SustentÃvel do estado do CearÃ. Desde entÃo, o governo do estado busca incorporar suas polÃticas de Desenvolvimento Rural SustentÃvel atravÃs de seus planos. Dessa forma, o trabalho se propÃe a analisar as mudanÃas ocorridas no meio rural a partir dos Planos de Desenvolvimento Rural SustentÃvel do Estado do CearÃ. Para tanto se realizou pesquisa documental e exploratÃria. Os resultados mostraram a realizaÃÃo de experiÃncias exitosas, no entanto alguns indicadores de sustentabilidade demonstraram que as estratÃgias de busca do Desenvolvimento Rural SustentÃvel ainda nÃo alcanÃaram efetivamente os resultados esperados atravÃs dos Planos, Programas e Projetos do governo no perÃodo de 1995 a 2008. / The Sustainable Rural Development is needed, so desired by the state government of CearÃ, which is seeking to solve the problems of semi-arid with the implementation of policies for sustainable development, especially after 1995, when he was drafted first Sustainable Development Plan of the state CearÃ. Since then, the state government seeks to incorporate policies for Sustainable Rural Development through its plans. Thus, the study is to analyze the changes occurring in rural areas from the Sustainable Rural Development Plans of the State of CearÃ. For both held documentary research and exploratory. The results showed the performance of successful experiences, although some sustainability indicators showed that the search strategies of the Sustainable Rural Development has not effectively achieved the desired results through the Plans, Programs and Projects of the government in the period 1995 to 2008.

Made available in DSpace on 2017-07-10T17:44:36Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Rita_de_Cassia_Ribeiro.pdf: 1649367 bytes, checksum: 23190cbaea4ee160795f2112c8853812 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-02-28 / This research addresses the issue of sustainable rural development from the perspective of farmers, including the economic, social and environmental demands presented by these social actors of Paraná west. The research was conducted in order to ascertain the perception of farmers about the challenges and barriers to sustainable rural development, the cutout defined by the "Public-Lot Call 36" -West Paraná, resulting from contract between Emater Institute and Ministry of Agrarian Development, with coverage of nine municipalities (Formosa, Guaíra, Jesuítas, Marechal Cândido Rondon, Nova Santa Rosa, Santa Helena, Toledo, Tupãssi, Ubiratã). It started from the assumption that the family farmers, that beyond the economic dimension, possess broad awareness of other dimensions of sustainability, with emphasis on environmental and social issues. The field work of the technicians of the Institute Emater occurred by conducting 97 meetings, using the methodological tool of Participatory Rural Appraisal. The indicators obtained in rural areas were grouped into dimensions for analysis and discussion. Data were subjected to SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences), version 20.0 for Windows. The results showed that the concerns of family farmers in the west of Paraná, are not restricted only to economic, but denote concern for future generations, with demands for social and environmental reasons / Este trabalho de pesquisa aborda, o tema do desenvolvimento rural sustentável na perspectiva dos agricultores familiares, incluindo as demandas econômicas, sociais e ambientais apresentadas por estes atores sociais do oeste paranaense. A pesquisa foi desenvolvida com o objetivo de entender a percepção dos agricultores familiares acerca dos desafios e entraves ao desenvolvimento rural sustentável, no recorte delimitado pela Chamada Pública-Lote 36 -Oeste do Paraná, resultante do contrato estabelecido entre Instituto Emater e Ministério de Desenvolvimento Agrário, com abrangência em nove municípios. Partiu-se do pressuposto que os agricultores familiares, que além da dimensão econômica, possuí ampla percepção das demais dimensões da sustentabilidade, com ênfase nas questões ambientais e sociais. O trabalho de campo desenvolvido pelos técnicos do Instituto Emater ocorreu através da realização de 97 reuniões, empregando-se a ferramenta metodológica de Diagnóstico Rural Participativo. Os indicadores obtidos no meio rural foram agrupados em dimensões para análise e discussão. Os dados foram submetidos ao programa SPSS (Statistical Package of Social Science), versão 20.0 for Windows. Os resultados demonstraram que os anseios dos agricultores familiares da região oeste do Paraná, não se restringem apenas aos aspectos econômicos, mas denotam preocupação com as gerações futuras, apresentando demandas de ordem social e ambiental

Orientador: Sonia Maria Pessoa Pereira Bergamasco / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Agrícola / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-24T16:15:15Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Roboredo_Delmonte_D.pdf: 11429360 bytes, checksum: 3b77971a7c156b92bac49d6a26766868 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014 / Resumo: O governo brasileiro apoiou irrestritamente a ocupação da Amazônia Legal com créditos altamente subsidiados para substituir a floresta por atividades agropastoris com a justificativa de que precisava ocupar aquela região para soberania nacional. Deste modo, o governo federal investiu fortemente na região, sem nenhuma preocupação ambiental, sendo o município de Alta Floresta, no Extremo norte do Estado de Mato Grosso, produto deste projeto governamental. Esta visão antropocêntrica gerou enormes externalidades negativas aos diferentes agroecossistemas. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o nível de degradação socioambiental da Microbacia Hidrográfica Mariana (MBM) localizada em Alta Floresta/MT, utilizando dados secundários (relatórios de pesquisas, artigos, teses, entre outros) e primários (entrevistas com lideranças políticas, agricultores, etc.), norteado por um aparato teórico-metodológico. Foram realizadas amostragens de solos para avaliação dos atributos físicos e químicos com dados coletados na área de preservação permanente (APP) e do entorno (ENT), entrevistas semi-estruturadas, história oral e adoção do marco MESMIS (Marco para la Evaluación de Sistemas de Manejo de Recursos Naturales) para construção de indicadores de sustentabilidade socioambiental dentro do enfoque sistêmico, envolvendo diferentes atores sociais (agricultores e urbanos). Empregou-se quatro técnicas da estatística multivariada (Análise Fatorial por Correspondências Múltiplas, Análise de Componentes Principais Não Lineares, Análise de Variância multivariada e Classificação Hierárquica Ascendente) que identificou dois sistemas de manejos da MBM com os quais foram construídos indicadores para comparar a sustentabilidade entre eles. Pelos resultados obtidos, detectou-se que os solos da MBM estão degradados posto que: 74,5% das áreas dos estabelecimentos (APP e ENT) apresentaram macroporosidade menor que 10%; 78% dos solos da APP na camada de 0 - 0,20 m apresentaram densidade superior a 1,5 Mg m-3; 64,8% das áreas estudadas estão com a resistência mecânica do solo à penetração variando entre 2,5 e 5 MPa; a saturação por bases identificou que a maior parte dos solos necessita corrigir a acidez devido aos resultados médios que acusarem 46% (APP) e 44% (ENT) deste indicador; e 29,4% dos agroecossistemas apresentou teor de matéria orgânica menor ou igual a 20 g dm-3. O marco MESMIS identificou que aquele espaço rural encontra-se muito longe do ideal de sustentabilidade tendo em vista o baixo índice agregado obtido no cluster 1 (35%) e no cluster 2 (35,2%), corroborado pela visão dos atores sociais urbanos que atingiu 40,2%, gerando o índice geral médio de 36,8%, indicando que a MBM encontra-se na condição "não sustentável ou crítica". Conclui-se que a recuperação socioambiental daquele território requer adoção imediata de políticas públicas, construídas com os agricultores, através da implementação de um projeto de microbacia hidrográfica para recuperação e a conservação dos solos, bem como a aplicabilidade do serviço de extensão rural, dentro de uma visão agroecológica, para que juntos com os agricultores, como protagonistas, sejam construídos caminhos na busca do desenvolvimento rural sustentável / Abstract: The brazilian government unreservedly supported the occupation of the Amazon with highly subsidized credits to replace the forest for agropastoral activities with the justification that needed to occupy that region to national sovereignty. Thus, the federal government has invested heavily in the region, without any environmental concern, and the country of Alta Floresta in the Far North of the Mato Grosso State, product of this government project. This anthropocentric view generated huge negative externalities to different agroecosystems. The purpose of this study was to assess the level of environmental degradation Watershed Mariana located in Alta Floresta/MT, using secondary data (research reports, articles, theses, etc.) and primary (interviews with political leaders, farmers, etc.), guided by a theoretical - methodological apparatus. Soil samples for evaluation of physical and chemical attributes with data collected in the area of permanent preservation (APP) and the environment (ENT), semi-structured interviews, oral history and adoption of landmark Evaluation of Natural Resource Management Systems (MESMIS, its Spanish acronym) for construction of indicators of environmental sustainability within the systemic approach, involving different social actors (farmers and urban). We applied four techniques of multivariate statistics were (Factor Analysis for Multiple Correspondence, Principal Components Analysis Nonlinear, Multivariate Analysis of Variance and Ascendant Hierarchical Classification) which identified two management systems of MBM with which indicators were constructed to compare the sustainability of them. From the results obtained, it was found that the soils wathersed Mariana are degraded in which: 74.5% of the areas of establishments (APP and ENT) macroporosity showed less than 10%, 78% of soils in the APP in the 0-0,20 m showed a density higher of 1.5 Mg m-3, 64.8% of the studied areas are with the soil resistance to penetration ranging from 2.5 to 5 MPa, the base saturation identified that most soils need to correct acidity due to average results that accuse 46% (APP) and 44% (ENT) of this indicator, and 29.4% of agroecosystems showed content of organic matter lower or equal to 20 g dm-3. The methodology MESMIS identified that rural areas that lies far from the ideal of sustainability in view of the low aggregate index obtained in cluster 1 (35%) and cluster 2 (35.2%), supported by the vision of urban social actors which reached 40.2%, generating the overall average rate of 36.8%, indicating that the watersed Mariana is in "not sustainable or critical" condition. It is concluded that the environmental recovery of that territory requires immediate adoption of public policies, built with farmers through the implementation of a project for watershed rehabilitation and soil conservation as well as the applicability of the agricultural extension service, within a agroecological vision, so that together with the farmers, as protagonists, paths are constructed in the pursuit of sustainable rural development / Doutorado / Planejamento e Desenvolvimento Rural Sustentável / Doutor em Engenharia Agrícola

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