Abstract:
This article is the result of a project that is being developed between the Federal
University of Goiás - Institute for Environmental and Social Studies and EduardoMondlane University - School of Hospitality and Tourism of Inhambane. The proposition
of this project is contribute to the "construction of participatory methodologies that
address issues and cultural particularities, social environmental and economic" enabling
diagnosis and proponents of scientific and technological advances and solutions" in the
local development of Inhambane municipality and Brazilian Cerrado regions. The main
objective of this article is through a diagnosis of the current agricultural production,
verify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats that enable or inhibit the
development of agroecology in this tourist city. The search of experiences developed in
cabinet and in the field, in the city of Inhambane, confirms the great potential with regard
to the organization of agro-ecological production chain and its relation to supply the local
market and the tourist market. The study identifies also rupture scenarios in the
integration of products on local markets and tourist establishments. This relationship, to
change the rupture, can be effective, especially through the supply of locally produced
products to tourist accommodation enterprises and other public facilities such as school
residences, prisons, day care, etc., promoting greater sustainability to the agricultural
sectors and tourism in the county.
