Factors for the adoption of agroforestry systems in the Eastern Amazon, Brazil

dos Santos, Leonilde Rosa ^[4] ; Raiol, Carlindo Silva ^[3] ; Vieira, Thiago Almeida ^[1] ; Pinheiro, João Guimarães ^[2]
1. [1] Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará
  
  Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará
  
  Brasil
2. [2] Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia
  
  Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia
  
  Brasil
3. [3] Instituto de Estudos Superiores da Amazônia. Av. Gov. José Malcher, 1148. Nazaré, Belém, Pará, Bras
4. [4] Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestales - UNLP. Centro de Investigaciones en Sanidad Vegetal (CISaV)
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Localización: Revista de la Facultad de Agronomía, ISSN-e 1669-9513, ISSN 0041-8676, Vol. 113, Nº. 2, 2014, págs. 140-146
Idioma: inglés
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- The purpose of this study was to identify and evaluate the relevant factors for the adoption of AFSs in subsistence farming in Santa Maria do Pará, in the Brazilian Amazon. The study was conducted with 32 smallholders who established 51 multistrata agroforestry systems. Tools such as structured interviews, direct observations and an agricultural calendar were used to collect the data. The data were analyzed by factor analysis. The technical/educational level, followed by the social/organizational level, environmental (AFS) awareness, and land tenure/financial conditions were the most relevant factors for the adoption of agroforestry systems in the context of family agriculture, in this study.