A importância da consciência ambiental entre agricultores amazônicos com ênfase no Estado de Rondônia

Abstract

And in this study, our general objective is to analyze and evaluate the environmental awareness of farmers in the Amazon region. Subsequently, the specific objectives that guide the focus of the research are: to identify data on the environmental awareness of farmers in the Amazon region; identify and evaluate the environmental knowledge of Amazonian farmers; identify and evaluate sustainable environmental beliefs adopted by farmers in the Amazon region; identify and evaluate the implementation of sustainable practices adopted by farmers in the Amazon region; This is followed by the specific objectives that guide the focus of the research, which are: to identify data on the environmental awareness of farmers in the Amazon region; to identify and evaluate the environmental knowledge of Amazonian farmers; to identify and evaluate the sustainable environmental beliefs adopted by farmers in the Amazon region; to identify and evaluate the implementation of sustainable practices adopted by farmers in the Amazon region. The specification of the objectives was done by identifying all the data to be collected and the hypotheses to be tested. The quantitative study was carried out through quantitative-descriptive exploratory research, since it consists of empirical research investigations whose main purpose is the delineation, or analysis of the characteristics of facts or phenomena, the evaluation of programs, or the isolation of main or key variables; Based on the researchers (Dunlap & Van Liere, 1978), the NEP- New environmental Paradigm scale was also used, which seeks to measure the level of environmental awareness, is referenced worldwide and has excellent acceptance in research directed to the study topic; In organizing the collected data, the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) program was used to carry out correlation analyzes that exist between the dimensions studied. Data collection was carried out in the State of Rondônia, divided between the northern, central and southern cone regions, with the initiative to achieve agricultural diversity, among other agricultural activities carried out. Therefore, the main results achieved by this study among the constructs and variables are the age variable, which showed small differences between the categories; and one of the first significant results was the increase in the educational level of the responding public, mainly in the higher and secondary education categories, presenting a significantly higher average in environmental awareness, compared to respondents with only primary education; in the Sequence, another also important result corresponds to the area (ha) of their properties divided into smaller than 20.33 hectares and larger than 20.33 (ha), and therefore, comparing the four base constructs of this study we observed that environmental awareness presented the greatest average in the category above 20.33 (ha); Next, the gender variable presented a significantly higher average among men compared to women in the construct of sustainable practices adopted by each respondent. Therefore, this research had considerable reach to the state's farmers, allowing them to express their opinions based on the questionnaire applied, as well as share their life experiences; despite resistance from some, many farmers were receptive and reaffirmed the importance of studies that contribute to sustainable development and environmental awareness among Amazonian rural producers.