O SOLO COMO BASE DA SUSTENTABILIDADE AGRÍCOLA: ESTUDO DE CASO NO MUNICÍPIO DE MARECHAL CÂNDIDO RONDON-PR

摘要

The soil degradation is one of the most serious environmentalproblems that have been faced by the current society. For soilscience researchers, information about the morphologicalproperties are essential even for the most suitable use of itsagricultural potentialities as for the urban and rural planningof the municipalities. In this perception, this study has aimedto understand the effects of the process of settlement on thedevelopment of agricultural productive systems in MarechalCândido Rondon at the west of Paraná State. Although thelocality has its economical activities based on the agriculturalsector, this study demonstrated that the local population keepsforgetting that the soil is part of the environment and it’sessential for life existence. In other words, it is a naturalresource to be treasured for the benefit of the regionaldevelopment.