Economia solidária, maricultura e condições de vida: o caso das maricultoras da Associação de Maricultura e Beneficiamento de Algas de Pitangui – AMBAP

Abstract

The present work analyzes the influence of the economic solidary activities executed on the living conditions of the women maricultores associated with AMBAP. Therefore, it characterized AMBAP in the territorial context of the community of Pitangui; described the economic solidary activities developed; characterized the socioeconomic profile of associated mariculture producers; evidenced the before and after in the life trajectory of the women maricultores, with the participation in this Economic Solidary Enterprise (ESE); and finally identified the perception of the women maricultores about the economic, cultural, social and political contributions coming from the participation in AMBAP. It is a descriptive research with a qualitative approach, which used the interview as techniques of data collection with the women maricultores of AMBAP. As a result, it was verified that the economic solidary activities performed in the AMBAP have positively influenced both the living conditions of the mariculture producers and the community of Pitangui. The performance of these activities indicates that the association, in addition to the activities of production and marketing of its products, has assumed cooperative principles as a premise of operation, expressed especially with respect to educational activities, its relationship with the community and concern for environmental preservation.