Distribuição de recursos do PRONAF: análise a partir de indicadores socioeconômicos e características do meio rural gaúcho

Abstract

PRONAF is the main public policy aimed at family farming in Brazil, so it is important to periodically evaluate it, in order to verify its effectiveness in the municipalities it covers. Thus, this study aimed to analyze the distribution of PRONAF resources in the cities of Rio Grande do Sul considering socioeconomic indicators and characteristics of the rural environment. For this, 222 municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul were investigated, selected by simple random sampling. Data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics, ANOVA test and t test for independent samples. The main results point out that, for the municipalities of Rio Grande do Sul, the distribution of resources, on average, is different according to the value of production, the number of people employed in family farming, the HDI-M, the number of establishments with less than 20 hectares, the quantity of milk produced, the number of agro-industries, the number of establishments that receive technical assistance and the area of temporary and permanent crops. It is believed that the results presented in this study can help public policy makers to evaluate the effectiveness of PRONAF in RS and develop new strategies to improve its reach, especially for less capitalized farmers, and encourage alternative forms of production, such as cultivation. of organic food. It is concluded that PRONAF contributes to the development of family farming in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, however, some aspects of this public policy should be revised, since farmers with lower income ranges and with greater productive impediments access less resources of the program.