Impactos da Covid-19 nas cadeias produtivas e no cotidiano de comunidades tradicionais na Amazônia Central

To provide information on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the interior of Amazonas state, we present a case report from the Amana Sustainable Development Reserve (RDSA), in the Middle Solimfies region The primary objective of this study was to investigate the impacts of the pandemic on local residents\u0027 daily lives, identifying the difficulties they face, changes in dietary practices, and impacts on agricultural production chains Information was obtained through semi-structured interviews conducted with nine family members from four communities and one locality the RDSA In addition to documenting impacts, we sought to identify jointly with interlocutors possible actions to guarantee the health and well-being of local families and their ability continue marketing their production Actions were divided into immediate proposals for this moment of pandemic and longer-term actions Results demonstrate that at the beginning of the pandemic, residents adjusted their dietary habits and quickly adapted to social isolation recommendations and other preventive measures Although data point to losses in families\u0027 income and in production, interlocutors bring forth innovative proposals to weather the immediate crisis and promote marketing through alternative supply chains in the long term Thus, the results reflect the flexibility typically associated with Amazonian ribeirinho communities Self-organization, promoted by the creation of broad collaborative networks, takes on a larger dimension in this context, necessary to face the current crisis in the absence of the State and in face of historical regional inequalities