Production and marketing aspects of bacuri fruits (Platonia insignis Mart.): A survival strategy for producers in Marajó, Eastern Amazon

This research sought to evaluate the aspects of production, commercialization and management bacuri trees carried out by small producers collectors in Marajó. Semi-structured questionnaires were applied 52 municipalities Cachoeira do Arari, Ponta de Pedras, Salvaterra Soure. The results show that 15 manage native (28.8%), 37 not (71.2%). Therefore, there is a need implement courses on sprouting for producers, order enhance production fruits promote processing pulp communities themselves instead selling fruit natura. this showed with dissemination tree techniques it would be possible triple current since less than third interviewed adopted practice. By tripling managed area, transform degraded areas into orchards generate income part