Conhecimentos tradicionais e agrobiodiversidade Kokama: o caso da Comunidade Indígena Kokama Sapotal - Tabatinga-Amazonas

Abstract

In this work, we seek to present the use of traditional knowledge as a cultural practice adopted on the Kokama agrobiodiversity, in order to succinctly understand its daily use and importance in a certain space of indigenous dwelling. We start from the idea that traditional knowledge promotes (in agrobiodiversity) agricultural and subsistence activity. On the other hand, the main objective of this work was to describe the use of traditional knowledge about agrobiodiversity in the Kokama Sapotal Indigenous Community. To achieve the expected results, it was necessary to carry out some study activities, namely: literature review and survey, field research and interviews. The results reveal that in the Kokama Sapotal Indigenous Community, family farming is the main predominant agricultural activity, since through this activity traditional knowledge and agrobiodiversity are intensely and reciprocally related. And through this “relationship” a diversity of plants cultivated annually in the community is revealed, such as: banana, cassava, maize, etc. It is concluded, because traditional knowledge is so important and of great use to the Kokama indigenous in communities for and about agrobiodiversity, this knowledge, cultural practice, for now is passed on from generation to generation through orality, practice or imitation.