PERCEPÇÃO DAS FAMÍLIAS DA COMUNIDADE DE VERTENTE – SERRINHA/BA SOBRE A SUSTENTABILIDADE DOS SISTEMAS DE PRODUÇÃO IMPLANTADOS PELO P1+2

Abstract

Social technologies are based on the empowerment and participation of users in the design and management of instruments and methodologies capable of directly improving their living conditions. Considering the conception of practice implied in social technologies, this work presents the experience of the implementation of production cisterns as instruments of income generation and food security for family farmers in poverty or extreme poverty in the Community of Vertente, in Serrinha-BA. We are interested in analyzing the changes that occurred in the community after the implementation of the production cisterns of the One Earth and Two Waters Program – P1+2, to understand the process of appropriation of this social technology by families and its use in simplified production systems. For this, we used the DRP – Participatory Rural Diagnosis as a methodological instrument for raising problems, systematizing and prioritizing data with a focus on the participation of farmers, and the construction of a participatory action plan. In addition to the visits to the family production units for the application of semi-structured interviews, conversation circles were held with the public served in the P1+2 between the years 2012 and 2016. The results of the research indicate that the construction of cisterns through P1+2 contributed significantly to the water sovereignty of the target audience. However, aspects related to the sustainability of production systems are insufficient to guarantee food and nutritional security for families, in addition to not ensuring an increase in income. Thus, we conclude that strategies are necessary to ensure the effectiveness of the Program and the advancement of the production chain of family farmers in the Community of Vertente in the municipality of Serrinha-BA.