AGRICULTURA URBANA E PERIURBANA: POTENCIALIDADES E LIMITAÇÕES PARA O DESENVOLVIMENTO DO MUNICÍPIO DE BENEVIDES (PA)

The cultivation of flowers and ornamental plants generates employment and has low environmental impact. These characteristics are due to low mechanization and reduced used of fertilizing agents. Since it is characterized as peri-urban agricultural activity due to its dependence on consumption centers, it may be a strategy for the promotion of local development. Current paper analyzes the production of flowers and ornamental plants in the municipality of Benevides PA Brazil, to identify its contribution towards local development. A descriptive survey or census was undertaken with 25 producers in the municipality. The economic, social and environmental dimensions were researched. Results showed an essentially subsistence activity, with low articulation between producers and limitation in technology and productivity. They are aspects that restrict their capacity in the development of the municipality analyzed.