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- Angelo Menezes, Maria de Nazaré
- Reynal, Vincent de
- Wambergue, Emmanuel
Abstract
La perception empirique qu'ont les agriculteurs de leur milieu peut-être très utilement mise à profit en vue de l'élaboration systématique des connaissances d'une région. Lorsque les agriculteurs sont regroupés dans des organisation professionnelles en situation de partenaires et d'interlocuteurs des spécialistes de ta recherche, ce processus de formalisation du savoir peut se faire rapidement et à peu de frais. Ainsi, en l'espace de quelques mois, et par le biais de stages réunissant des agriculteurs représentant les différentes localités, une information importante a pu être rassemblée sur le milieu physique d'une région de quelque 30 000 km2, dans le sud de l'état du Parà (Brésil), dont on ne possédait jusqu'alors que des cartes de sol et de végétation à l'échelle du millionième. Sont présentés, à titre d'exemple, des résultats concernant le municipe de Sao Joao do Araguaia. Cette méthodologie qui ne dispense pas, bien entendu, des observations directes de vérification et de complément, s'est en fait avérée efficace dans une région pionnière dont l'ancienneté d'occupation ne dépasse pas vingt ans. ----- The empirical perception the farmers have about their environment can be usefully exploited for the systematic elaboration of a region knowledge. When the farmers are regrouped in professional organization as partners and interlocutors of research specialists, this formalization process of knowledge can be fastly and cheaply done. So, within some months and through training periods meeting farmers representing the various localities, an important information could be collected on the physical environment of a 30 000 Km2 region, in the South of Para State (Brazil). Until now, only soil and vegetation maps with a one millionth scale were available for this region. The results concerning the mumcipium (parish) of Sao Joao de Araguaia are presented as an example. This methodology, whish of course does not dispense from direct checking and complementary observations, showed its efficiency in a pioneer region where the occupation lengh is less than twenty years.
Suggested Citation
Angelo Menezes, Maria de Nazaré & Reynal, Vincent de & Wambergue, Emmanuel, 1989.
"Recherche-Developpement En Amazonie : Formalisation Du Savoir Des Agriculteurs,"
25th Annual Meeting, July 1-6, 1989, Gosier, Guadeloupe
259887, Caribbean Food Crops Society.
Handle:
RePEc:ags:cfcs89:259887
DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.259887
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