Mapping rural web development of the family livestock in centre south region of Rio Grande do Sul

Authors

  • Marcelo Porto Nicola Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
  • Flávia Charão Marques Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17058/redes.v21i3.7253

Keywords:

Web rural. Family livestock. Niche. Rural Development.

Abstract

Rural web is an ensemble of resources, actors, actions, transactions and arrangements that are interlaced, defining the nature of rural activity in a specific place. This paper aims to map the family livestock rural web in Centre South region of Rio Grande do Sul through examining local reality of experience that is happening in São Jerônimo, Butiá and its regional unfolding. The methodology employed documentary surveys, participant observation; and semi-structured interviews to key informants. It was evident that the rural web was taking shape as it was rescuing aspects related to its appearance and evolution until its current characteristics, whose composition covers social actors, transactions, arrangements and physical, cultural, historical, technical, environmental, social and economic resources. In this process, it was highlighted one of rural web essential features, which is the intertwining among distinct elements, placed and targeted, prioritizing, to benefit a specific and vulnerable social segment, the family livestock.

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Author Biographies

  • Marcelo Porto Nicola, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
    Doutor em Desenvolvimento Rural pelo PGDR/FCE/UFRGS. Gerente Técnico da Estação Experimental Agronômica-EEA/FAGRO/UFRGS. E-mail: mrprnicola@gmail.com. Fone: (51) 9866-6205.
  • Flávia Charão Marques, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
    Professora da Faculdade de Agronomia FAGRO/UFRGS e do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Desenvolvimento Rural PGDR/UFRGS. E-mail: flavia.marques@ufrgs.br . Fone: (51) 3308 6051.

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Published

2016-09-10

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 3 (2016): Agricultura Familiar: processos e práticas - Parte 2

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How to Cite

Nicola, M. P., & Marques, F. C. (2016). Mapping rural web development of the family livestock in centre south region of Rio Grande do Sul. Redes , 21(3), 49-74. https://doi.org/10.17058/redes.v21i3.7253