{"id":15791,"date":"2022-08-08T10:08:51","date_gmt":"2022-08-08T13:08:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centrosabia.org.br\/2022\/08\/08\/surubim-agroecological-fair-strengthens-family-farming-in-pernambucos-northern-agreste-region\/"},"modified":"2023-12-07T11:02:43","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T14:02:43","slug":"surubim-agroecological-fair-strengthens-family-farming-in-pernambucos-northern-agreste-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centrosabia.org.br\/en\/2022\/08\/08\/surubim-agroecological-fair-strengthens-family-farming-in-pernambucos-northern-agreste-region\/","title":{"rendered":"Surubim Agroecological Fair strengthens family farming in Pernambuco’s northern Agreste region"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Cec\u00edlia Figueiredo and Darliton Silva<\/strong>, popular communicator from the Sabi\u00e1 Center<\/p>\n\n

The Surubim Agroecological Fair (FAS)<\/span> <\/span>is the meeting point between farming families and consumers looking for fresh food produced without poison in neighboring municipalities. The bonds established through the marketing of food build a relationship of trust between producers and consumers, strengthening family farming in the region. Let’s learn about the work of Doraci and Jurandir, who bring their cheeses and butters directly from the municipality of Vertente do L\u00e9rio to the FAS, an experience that shows that the direct sale of products has made it possible to expand production and improve this family’s quality of life.<\/p>\n\n

Early in the morning, the buzz starts in Pra\u00e7a Estef\u00e2nia, in the center of Surubim. The stalls have been set up since 6am and the farming families are already welcoming their first customers. It’s important to arrive early to guarantee the best products from neighboring towns. The farming families bring a wide variety of fresh fruit, pulp, vegetables, cheeses, sweets, honey and eggs to sell.<\/p>\n\n

According to Roseilda Couto, Surubim’s Director of the Environment, the fair is very important for the municipality and for farmers, as it promotes the autonomy of families and is a motivating factor for them to continue planting and ensuring that fresh, healthy food reaches consumers directly at a price that is fair to those who buy and also to those who produce. Rose also points out that even though there are only farmers from other municipalities, the fair promotes a virtuous circulation of resources: “Today there are farmers from neighboring municipalities who manage to diversify their production and make this generation of income circulate not only in the municipality where it comes from, but also in the municipality of Surubim, and this income contributes to the territory as a whole.” The Surubim Agroecological Fair is therefore a hub for generating income and quality of life for consumers and producers, but also for the whole municipality.<\/p>\n\n