Levantamento das espécies frutíferas em áreas de agricultura familiar no município de Santarém, Pará.

Fruit species are an important strategy to guarantee food security and sovereignty for traditional populations. Therefore, the objective of this work was to estimate the richness and record the fruit species cultivated in family farms in the municipality of Santarém, Pará. The survey of fruit species was carried out in 13 homegardens of the families visited, with records of 520 individuals belonging to 39 species, 29 genera and 16 botanical families. Among the evaluated individuals, the families Arecaceae (6 spp.) and Myrtaceae (5 spp.) stood out. On average, 14 fruit species were found per yard, showing that the cultivation of these species is strongly associated with supplying the demand for food for family consumption. Of the fruit species, the most frequent were Persea americana and Cocos nucifera with 100% representation, followed by Theobroma grandiflorum with 92%. The richness of fruit species found in the homegardens of the families visited reveals the importance of these environments in food and nutrition sovereignty and security. In addition, homegardens stand out for their strategic role in introducing trees into agricultural landscapes. In view of this, it is recommended to carry out future work focusing on the role of homegardens in the generation of quality food, aiming to subsidize the promotion of public policies to encourage the production of food in these environments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]