A lesson in sustainability from the riverside inhabitants of paraná do Limão (AM, Brazil)

Abstract

This work aimed to analyze the family farming method developed by farmers established in a lowland ecosystem in the community of Nossa Senhora de Nazaré, in the Paraná do ​​Limão de Baixo, Parintins (AM, Brazil), in the light of the environmental sustainability paradigm. The field diagnosis was based on multithematic and thematic surveys, organized under the systemic approach and interdisciplinary strategy of acting in case studies, focused on the complex and emerging reality of the extractive, agricultural and livestock activities in the region. It was found that the production of vegetables is carried out in suspended beds, which allows families to generate income and food security.