Canopy walking as a proposal for the açaí harvest in Amazonas

Canopy walking as a proposal for the açaí harvest in Amazonas

Quirino, Magnólia Grangeiro; Santos, Patrícia dos Anjos Braga Sá dos; Marques, Luiz Guilherme Oliveira; Pacheco, Karla Mazarelo Maciel

Artigo Completo:

This paper is about a proposal of application of canopy walking as a way of optimizing the açaí crop process made by “Cooperativa de Açaí de Codajás/AM”. The cooperative, which operates in all stages of the productive chain of the fruit, faces difficulties ranging from risks imposed to the extractors during the harvest, in addition to disinterest of part of the cooperative young people. In order to understand the scenario of the açaí crop, a study was carried out on the geopolitics of the Amazon, from which new forms of understanding the rural space are discussed, as well as the contribution of Sustainable Design to the açaí harvest proposal. A field research was made, accompanied by the President of the Cooperative, during which it was detected that the production chain presents a set of improvised and non-systematic actions, evidencing the need for improvements in the way that traditional harvesting is made, in order to make it more secure and attractive to people. The use of the concept of canopy walking has resulted in a proposal that avoids the unsafe escalation in the açaí tree and promotes a safe crop of the fruit through a system composed of stairs, catwalks, protective nets and platforms

This paper is about a proposal of application of canopy walking as a way of optimizing the açaí crop process made by “Cooperativa de Açaí de Codajás/AM”. The cooperative, which operates in all stages of the productive chain of the fruit, faces difficulties ranging from risks imposed to the extractors during the harvest, in addition to disinterest of part of the cooperative young people. In order to understand the scenario of the açaí crop, a study was carried out on the geopolitics of the Amazon, from which new forms of understanding the rural space are discussed, as well as the contribution of Sustainable Design to the açaí harvest proposal. A field research was made, accompanied by the President of the Cooperative, during which it was detected that the production chain presents a set of improvised and non-systematic actions, evidencing the need for improvements in the way that traditional harvesting is made, in order to make it more secure and attractive to people. The use of the concept of canopy walking has resulted in a proposal that avoids the unsafe escalation in the açaí tree and promotes a safe crop of the fruit through a system composed of stairs, catwalks, protective nets and platforms

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DOI: 10.5151/sbds-issd-2017-041

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Como citar:

Quirino, Magnólia Grangeiro; Santos, Patrícia dos Anjos Braga Sá dos; Marques, Luiz Guilherme Oliveira; Pacheco, Karla Mazarelo Maciel; "Canopy walking as a proposal for the açaí harvest in Amazonas", p-255-260. In: Anais do Simpósio Brasileiro de Design Sustentável e International Symposium on Sustainable Design 2017. São Paulo: Blucher, 2017.
ISSN 23186968, DOI 10.5151/sbds-issd-2017-041