THE TURMERIC CULTURE (Curcuma longa L.) IN GOIÁS - CONTRIBUTIONS TO SUSTAINABILITY

Authors

  • Alzirene de Vasconcelos Milhomem UFG
  • Sônia Milagres Teixeira UFG

Keywords:

Family farm, technology, processing, production, costs

Abstract

Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.), widely used as a natural colorific and spice, besides as a therapeutic agent, is cultivated by important group of small family farmers, in Mara Rosa, Goiás, Brazil. In an attempt to offer subsidies to a research project with the crop and product processing, with quality, this research was developed, among the objectives to promote sustainability and pluriactivity of family farms in the Goiás State. The study confirms the importance of alternatives for crop management and processing with quality, besides describing socio-economic aspects of the activity, in a region characterized by concentration of poverty.

KEY-WORDS: Family farm; technology; processing; production; costs.

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Published

2007-12-13

How to Cite

MILHOMEM, A. de V.; TEIXEIRA, S. M. THE TURMERIC CULTURE (Curcuma longa L.) IN GOIÁS - CONTRIBUTIONS TO SUSTAINABILITY. Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical [Agricultural Research in the Tropics], Goiânia, v. 29, n. 2, p. 81–87, 2007. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/pat/article/view/2855. Acesso em: 23 dec. 2024.

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Research Article