Plant biodiversity found in productive farms in the municipality of Crato-Ceará-Brazil
Diversity; Conservation; Agroecology; Wealth
The backyard is a place of experimentation and experimentation, which has been used
in the present day, also as a farm, by the diminution of arable spaces. They are usually
small areas, managed by the owning family. Communities of two distinct environments
were selected: cerrado and caatinga, both in the municipality of Crato, Cariri Cearense.
Because the yard is a space near the residences, plants of the most diverse are
cultivated, from native, medicinal, to exotic. From their popular names, it was sought to
identify them with their scientific names. Because these plants are located in a managed
environment, with defined areas, these areas were measured in order to know the sizes
of the backyards, and the biodiversity sheltered in them. In this way, because it is a
space taken care of by people, forms were applied, in order to know the aspects related
to backyards, and families. A qualitative-quantitative research, whose data were
analyzed, using descriptive statistics, and discourse analysis. What could be noticed was
that even in small areas, where there are houses, animal breeding spaces, such as
stingless bees, cattle, chickens, storage of water resources (cisterns), and other benefits,
the sites surveyed, both in the caatinga and in the cerrado, shelter a great diversity of
plants. The backyard is a place of interactions, which provides health through the foods
and plants present, in addition to generating income and well-being for the family. The
research proved to be the productive yard, a sustainable technology, because it is
possible to have in small spaces, a diverse production, with principles of agroecology,
with respect to nature.