01984naa a2200205 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001902000220006010000110008224501110009326000090020452013260021365300190153965300370155865300120159565300150160765300270162265300190164977301100166810757112011-04-15       2010    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d  a978-0-646-53783-21 aEpagri  aParticipatory and demand-driven land evaluationban ongoing experience in Lontras, Santa Catarina, Brazil.  c2010  aResults of soil and land evaluation survey and mapping, which were expected to be essential to land use and management planning, most of the time are not adequately used by their potential users and rarely reach the decision makers. In this context, the objective was to test a participatory land evaluation methodology to make the information more useful and consequently more used by the decision makers. The work is being developed in three municipalities in different regions of Santa Catarina State, Brazil: Lontras (Upper Itajaí River Valley), Luzerna (Mid-West) and Barra Bonita (West). However, the experience described here refers only to Lontras. The study started with meetings, interviews and questionnaires with farmers, local professionals and leaders, and the following main demands were raised: (1) irregular and low production of cucumber; (2) need for area expansion and management improvement of the pastures; and (3) information about the actual environment regulation and its implications to the farmers. Lately other meetings were prepared to present and assess the relevance and quality of the demanded information, and to re-evaluate the priorities. The expected following steps were presented, but changes may occur, considering that rural activities are dynamic and other priorities may appear.  aLand inventory  aLand use and management planning  aLontras  aMicrobacia  aParticipatory research  aSanta Catarina  tIn: WORLD CONGRESS OF SOIL SCIENCE, 19., 2010, Brisbane. Proceedings... Australia: IUSS, 2010. p. 98-101.