Family farmers state: Agroecological transition increases the amount of water

Authors

  • Joana Junqueira Carneiro Universidade Federal de Lavras
  • Irene Maria Cardoso Universidade Federal de Viçosa
  • Adriellem Lídia Marta Soares da Silva Instituto Estadual de Meio-Ambiente (IEMA)
  • Lucas Teixeira Ferrari Instituto Federal do Norte de Minas Gerais
  • Lucas Machado Pontes Universidade Federal de Lavras (UFLA)
  • Raphael Bragança Alves Fernandes Universidade Federal de Viçosa
  • Anor Fiorini de Carvalho Universidade Federal de Viçosa
  • Elpídio Inácio Fernandes Filho Universidade Federal de Viçosa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33240/rba.v12i1.50023

Keywords:

family farmers, agroecology, agroforestry system, soil conservation

Abstract

Since 1 993, farming families in Araponga, Minas Gerais, Brazil, started intercropping coffee and pastures with trees. The management of agroecological transition contributed to the recovery and conservation of water; increases in the amount of water in springs and table levels was observed in all properties as well as the resurgence of springs.

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Published

2017-03-30

How to Cite

Carneiro, J. J., Cardoso, I. M., Silva, A. L. M. S. da, Ferrari, L. T., Pontes, L. M., Fernandes, R. B. A., … Fernandes Filho, E. I. (2017). Family farmers state: Agroecological transition increases the amount of water. Revista Brasileira De Agroecologia (Brazilian Journal of Agroecology), 12(1), 52–58. https://doi.org/10.33240/rba.v12i1.50023

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Section

Agroecological Notes

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