DIAGNÓSTICO SOCIOECONÔMICO DE MARITURA (PA): REFLEXÕES E SUA INFLUENCIA NO DESENVOLVIMENTO DA AGRICULTURA URBANA E PERIURBANA
Josiane Santos da Silva, Marta Cristina Marjotta-Maistro
Nucleus
Urban Farm DB summary
Using a case-study approach with secondary data from official sources (including IBGE) and scientific literature, this study built a socioeconomic diagnosis of Marituba, a municipality in Pará state, Brazil, to inform public policy for urban and peri-urban agriculture (AUP). Findings show precarious infrastructure development relative to Belém, particularly in security and basic sanitation, but relatively better education and health indicators, contributing to a medium Municipal Human Development Index among Brazilian municipalities; agriculture in Marituba is diversified and mainly vegetable production, characterized as family-run and urban/peri-urban, conducted near the urban center.