The way of life of pluriactivity farmers in Minho villages in Northwest Portugal

摘要

This article aimed to analyze the lifestyle of the pluriactive farmer. This is a growing category in the agricultural practices not only held in the Minho villages in northwestern Portugal, which is the locus for this study, but also vastly found in the eastern world. A cross-sectional survey was conducted, which was applied exclusively to pluriactive, agricultural families, in 50% of the civil parishes of the chosen village. The results of this research made evident the urbanization in the lifestyle of the pluriactive farmer including those who used to live solely off agriculture. However, this study points out to the compatibility of agriculture with a lifestyle that is more technological, more integrated with the village and the city dynamics