Rural Development Policy in Brazil: the dilemma between productive inclusion and social

Rural Development Policy in Brazil: the dilemma between productive inclusion and social

Ademir Antonio Cazella, Adinor José Capellesso, Monique Medeiros, Andréia Tecchio, Yannick Sencébé, Fábio Luiz Búrigo

In the past two decades an evident dichotomy has been established between policies of a productive nature and those aimed at social assistance for family farms in Brazil. The purpose of this article is to analyze this duality in the main public policies for family farming, and presents a quantitative overview of the results. From a methodological perspective the analysis was based on the number of farmers who benefit from the agrarian reform policies, rural credit, institutional food markets, rural social security and income transfer. The main results of this study indicate that the economic support for the productive activities of Brazilian family farming have been concentrated among the intermediary and well-established farms that are inserted in markets. In parallel, most family farmers are relegated to social assistance programs and not integrated to the working agendas of the main professional organizations in agriculture.

2016

Agricultura Familiar, inclusão socioprodutiva, não recurso

10.5007/2175-7984.2016v15nesp1p49

Política & Sociedade

Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Social sciences (General), Political institutions and public administration (General)