Atores, canais de comercialização e consumo da mangaba no nordeste brasileiro

The aim of this article is to analyse the processes which be- gins from raw material extraction to the consumption of mangaba, em- phazising different actors, their relationships, marketing channels, and consumption characteristics. The research was carried out in the Northe- ast of Brazil (Brazilian states of Bahia, Alagoas, Sergipe and Pernambu- co) using quantitative and qualitative approaches. The main results in- dicated weak domestication of mangaba trees to attend to an increasing market demand, and threats to extractivism by external factors.