Unconventional Food Plants (UFPs) in Campo Grande/MS

Popular Knowledge, Consumption and Trade

Abstract

Lifestyle and globalization have the traction of the local cultural reference, as the implication, various agricultural work practices, just as cultures before the senses have fallen into oblivion. Unconventional Food Plants (UFPs) are sources that develop in natural environments without the need of fertilizer and pesticide applications or opening of new areas. The consumption of vegetables is an important strategy of food diversification and of stimulating the maintenance of preservation areas. As a result, the present study aimed to evaluate the consumption, publicity and urban culture of the Municipality of Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, on Unconventional Food Plants, through visits to the 7 free fairs, one per region of the city, where about 220 semi-structured interviews were held, with people interacting through traffic through shopping centers. The values ​​found were expressed as percentage, in addition, the data were discussed qualitatively. The present study allowed a large portion of the rural population to be unaware of " Unconventional Food Plants " or "UFPs ", although part of a number of denominations have already consumed some UFPs. In addition, a Taioba and Cará-do-ar stand out as the vegetables are no longer consumed or cited by the interviewees. As the pots are hardly popular, the vegetables grow small farmers.