Drought in daily life: family farming and drought in rural communities in the “gerais” of Januária, MG

A seca no cotidiano: agricultura familiar e estiagem em comunidades rurais do gerais de Januária, MG

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https://doi.org/10.36920/esa-v28n3-9

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The Semiarid region of Minas Gerais experienced a severe drought between 2011 and 2018. In this area of already degraded water sources, scarce and concentrated precipitation contributed to reducing water for domestic and productive use. Considering the great drought as a scenario, this article seeks to understand the daily supply dynamics of rural families and analyze the arrangements made to ensure water supply in two communities of family farmers in the gerais region, vast plateaus of the Upper Middle São Francisco River. It investigated the topic using social research techniques (interviews and focus groups) and environmental research (analysis of sources and consumption) during the dry and rainy seasons over a year. The article reveals that in this "drought season", the existence of public programs to provide water and income ensured sufficient supply for the rural population. However, farmers needed to introduce adjustments and innovations in water management, consumption, and especially agriculture, in order to conserve, even on new bases, production systems and community organization.
Keywords: family farming; semi-arid; water; drought; Minas Gerais.


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CRUZ, Gildarly Costa da; RIBEIRO, Eduardo Magalhães; ARAÚJO, Vanessa Marzano; ASSIS, Thiago Rodrigo de Paula. A seca no cotidiano: agricultura familiar e estiagem em comunidades rurais do gerais de Januária, MG. Estudos Sociedade e Agricultura, Rio de Janeiro, v. 28, n. 3, p. 700-720, out. 2020. DOI: https://doi.org/10.36920/esa-v28n3-9.

Received on May 28, 2020. Accepted on August 21, 2020.

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  • Gildarly Costa da Cruz, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) – Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brasil

    Researcher at the Center for Research and Support for Family Farming Justino Obers of the Institute of Agricultural Sciences at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (Nucleus PPJ / ICA / UFMG). Master in Society, Environment and Territory from the Federal University of Minas Gerais in association with the State University of Montes Claros (PPGSAT / UFMG / Unimontes).
    gc.cruz@hotmail.com
    https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1297-8076
    http://lattes.cnpq.br/2164150334419403

  • Eduardo Magalhães Ribeiro, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) – Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brasil

    Full Professor at the Institute of Agricultural Sciences at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (ICA / UFMG). PhD in History from the State University of Campinas (Unicamp).
    eduardomr@pq.cnpq.br
    https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4330-2346
    http://lattes.cnpq.br/4262445758282319

  • Vanessa Marzano Araújo, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) – Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brasil

    Adjunct Professor at the Institute of Agricultural Sciences at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (ICA / UFMG) and at the Postgraduate Program in Society, Environment and Territory at the Federal University of Minas Gerais in association with the State University of Montes Claros (PPGSAT / UFMG / Unimontes). PhD in Economics from the Institute of Economics and International Relations at the Federal University of Uberlândia (IERI / UFU).
    vanessamarzano@gmail.com
    https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7126-7018
    http://lattes.cnpq.br/6911271214443658

  • Thiago Rodrigo de Paula Assis, Universidade Federal de Lavras (UFLA) – Lavras, Minas Gerais, Brasil

    Associate Professor at the Department of Administration and Economics at the Federal University of Lavras (UFLA). Coordinator of the Center for Multidisciplinary Studies in Agroecology and Family Agriculture (NEMAAF). Researcher at the Center for Research and Support for Family Farming Justino Obers of the Institute of Agricultural Sciences at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (PPJ / ICA / UFMG Center).
    thiagoassis@ufla.br
    https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5330-8856
    http://lattes.cnpq.br/5748884762750070  

Estudos Sociedade e Agricultura 28-3

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2020-10-01

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Vol. 28 No. 3: Estudos Sociedade e Agricultura (October 2020 to February 2021)

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