Erosão cultural alimentar: a realidade da geração de resíduos sólidos e aspectos nutricionais em assentamentos do município de Martinópolis - SP

Abstract

The eating habits of a population or social class, through their eating practices and choices, form their social identities. The current behavior of communities with the nature, practices and eating habits that come from the most diverse cultures and ways of life is at center of changes in contemporary world. When notices the tendency of the food, notices how important it is to understand its relation with change of characteristics of solid residues and impacts in the environment. The rural environment isn’t a place of exclusively agricultural activities. This research sought to analyze the food cultural erosion process in the family farmers of Chico Castro Alves Settlement and Nova Vida Settlement, in municipality of Martinópolis, SP, from two realities: solid waste generation and associated nutritional aspects to these changes. Used hypothetical-deductive method, being of exploratory-descriptive character, with a qualitative approach, using participant direct observation. Data were collected through interviews and analyzed using the content analysis methodology. Rural urbanization, parents' difficulty in keeping their children in the field and little health care were evidenced. it was concluded that there were changes in eating habits, agricultural production and in generation solid waste, characterizing food cultural erosion. There was evidence the need for actions to properly dispose of waste in the municipality, minimize the effects negative on environment and improve health of farmers and families.