Aptitude and agricultural use in the Ingarikó area – Indian Land Raposa Serra do Sol – Roraima

Authors

  • Márcia Teixeira Falcão Universidade Estadial de Roraima / docente
  • Sandra Kariny Saldanha de Oliveira Universidade Estadial de Roraima / docente
  • Maria de Lourdes Pinheiro Ruivo Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi
  • Lúcio Keury Almeida Galdino Universidade Estadial de Roraima / docente

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21713/2358-2332.2016.v13.1038

Keywords:

Ingarikó. Agricultural Potential. Traditional Fields.

Abstract

This article aims to demonstrate the agricultural aptitude of Indian Land Raposa Serra do Sol (TIRSS) in the region of the Ingarikó ethnicity in Roraima, and the current situation of the use of the land. The area studied is located in municipality of Uiramutã, in the etno-region called “mountain range”. The methodology involved soil analysis to determine the particle size, interviews with Ingarikó Indians of the communities of Mapaé and Serra do Sol, and the development of etnomaps related to the use of the land by the Indians. The results show that the region’s soil has low agricultural potential in the communities studied, high in acidity and with the predominance of fine to silty sand. The current land use in the region is related to planting of traditional plantations, hunting, and cattle and sheep breeding for the communities’ subsistence.

Author Biographies

Márcia Teixeira Falcão, Universidade Estadial de Roraima / docente

Doutora em Biodiversidade e Conservação - MPEG. Área de conhecimento - Geografia, docente da Universidade Estadual de Roraima - UERR / Departamento de Geografia

Sandra Kariny Saldanha de Oliveira, Universidade Estadial de Roraima / docente

Doutoranda do PPG - BIONORTE/MPGE. Área de conhecimento - Biologia, docente da Universidade Estadual de Roraima - UERR / Departamento de Biologia.

Maria de Lourdes Pinheiro Ruivo, Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi

Doutora em Agronomia. área de conhecimento: Geologia. Pesquisadora do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi

Lúcio Keury Almeida Galdino, Universidade Estadial de Roraima / docente

Doutoranda do PPG - Geografia/UFC. Área de conhecimento - Geografia, docente da Universidade Estadual de Roraima - UERR / Departamento de Geografia.

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Published

2017-03-10

How to Cite

FALCÃO, M. T.; OLIVEIRA, S. K. S. de; RUIVO, M. de L. P.; GALDINO, L. K. A. Aptitude and agricultural use in the Ingarikó area – Indian Land Raposa Serra do Sol – Roraima. Brazilian Journal of Graduate Studies, Brasília, DF, v. 13, n. 32, 2017. DOI: 10.21713/2358-2332.2016.v13.1038. Disponível em: https://rbpg.capes.gov.br/rbpg/article/view/1038. Acesso em: 9 oct. 2026.

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 32 (2016)

Section

Studies

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