The productive spatial circuit of andiroba in the state of Amazonas - AM

Abstract

The Andiroba’s Espatial Productive Circuit goes through several geographic aspects (economic, social, political, environmental, cultural) and so allows us a spatial geographic analysis in its entirety, from the base with the work of the countrymen (farmers, rural producers, extractivists) until reaching the final consumer. This circuit goes through different market scales, with small and large companies, which have a varied production of products based on andiroba, from cosmetics to pharmaceuticals. The Espatial Productive Circuit of biodiversity species is not yet consolidated in the state of Amazonas, as they run into some bottlenecks, such as logistical and transport issues, due to the peculiarities of the region, since a good part of the raw material comes from the interior of the state, and in some locations there is only river transport, thus causing a significant delay in accessing these products. Despite the bottlenecks found, this market has a lot of potential, since there is a good acceptance of products from the Amazon. Andiroba is a species with great acceptance in the state of Amazonas, being used mainly in an artisanal way, that is, crude oil is used to make home remedies for various illnesses. The companies, on the other hand, use the refined oil to manufacture various products, which provides the beginning of the production circuit.