Banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO: MANY CHUERY MEDEIROS DE ANDRADE

NON-CONVENTIONAL FOOD PLANTS: FROM STATE OF THE ART TO KNOWLEDGE AND METHODS OF USE IN 

SANTARÉM - PARÁ

Edible plants; Marketing, Consumption; Food and nutritional security

Unconventional food plants (PANC) are edible species, native or exotic, that have gained prominence in debates on sustainable production, healthy eating, food and nutritional security and diversification of food production systems. In this context, the research proposed in this dissertation project will seek to analyze the knowledge about PANC presented in scientific productions and in the perception of consumers in Santarém, Pará. The dissertation will be organized into two chapters. The first, already carried out, consists of a systematic review regarding scientific production on PANC, with the aim of understanding which areas of knowledge have been dedicated more to the topic, which approaches, which PANC are most researched and which institutions have the most publications, among other issues. The second chapter will be drawn from field research to be carried out in open-air markets in the municipality of Santarém, Pará. The research will be descriptive with a quali-quantitative approach, to be carried out with consumers who attend open-air markets, structured interviews will be carried out with questions that allow identifying knowledge and ways of using PANC. With this study, we hope to obtain information about the presence of these plants in open-air markets, understand their preparation, consumption and use practices, and promote a broad view of how these plants are incorporated into local cuisine.