Revolução verde e planejamentos governamentais: a transformação do setor agrário no Oeste de Santa Catarina nas décadas de 1960-1970

Abstract

The present dissertation aimed to analyze the intervention of the state of Santa Catarina in policies aimed at the agrarian sector during the 1960s and 1970s. To do so, we sought to understand from the structural changes that revolved around western agriculture throughout of the 20th century, which facilitated the implantation of the Green Revolution in Latin America, Brazil, the state and western Santa Catarina, as well as the insertion of hybrid corn seeds, as a revolution in the producer market. Using the Environmental History methodology, a bibliographic review was first carried out on how the new conceptions of time and space impacted the development of new scientific technical methods aimed at agriculture. Then, based on official documents from the Union and the state of Santa Catarina, the study was directed towards government intervention in relation to policies aimed at the country's rural environment, which aimed to implement a more competitive capitalist system in agriculture in the country. West of Santa Catarina. It was found that there were countless government strategies that facilitated and encouraged the adhesion of the hybrid corn seed, increasing the use of pesticides, inputs and soil correction, changing the rural history of Santa Catarina between the 1960s and 1970s.