Análise das condições de acesso para a produção agroecológica, junto ao Programa Nacional de Fortalecimento da Agricultura Familiar, no território da cidadania Cantuquiriguaçu/PR

Abstract

Public policies are important state interventions for different social, economic and environmental issues. In the case of the rural environment, the incentive for its development is favored by public policies, such as those dealing with subsidies or credit destined for family farmers. The rural credit, created in 1960, favored employers, which led to the organization of movements in defense of rural workers and family farmers. Therefore, the Provape (small Rural production valuation program) is created in 1994. In 1996, PRONAF (National program for the strengthening of family farming) was established. Since then, funding lines have been created and developed within the program, aimed at the Modernization of agriculture, sustainable production, and social inclusion. In relation to the lines directed to the Sustainable production, the Pronaf forest, Pronaf agroecology and Pronaf lines can be highlighted. However, what is observed is a low access to these lines compared to conventional lines. In this context, the study presented here proposes to investigate is which conditions of access to produce agroecological, contiguous to the national program for strengthening family farming, in the territory of Cantuquiriguaçu citizenship? The specific objectives to which it is proposed are: a) to characterize the rural credit, directed to family farming, available in Brazil from 1996 onwards, with emphasis on PRONAF; b) Identify the volumes of rural credit, directed to family farming, in Brazil, Paraná and territory of citizenship Cantuquiriguaçu, from 1996, highlighting the PRONAF; c) to analyze the limits and potentialities of Pronaf, in the territory of citizenship Cantuquiriguaçu, highlighting the line of Pronaf agroecology. In methodological terms, the descriptive-exploratory study was used. Concerning data collection is about the Case study, using as a sample family farmers and Agents of financial institutions. Data analysis is quantitative regarding the treatment of secondary data about the values accessed by PRONAF and qualitative in the analysis of responses to interviews. In relation to the results it was observed that most of the family farmers interviewed showed interest in accessing the Pronaf agroecology, but for reasons such as indebtedness, an absence of knowledge, interest rate and bureaucracy they choose to do not so. In the interviews with the agents of financial institutions the results were similar because these predominantly did not possess knowledge of the line geared towards agroecology, indicating that the institutions offer, mainly, lines Conventional. It remarks can be made is that there is a lack of governmental action fostering the line with the financial agents to make this credit option available. It was also found in the financial institutions surveyed that there is no performance in providing differentiated options of credits according to the profile of family farmers. Based on the responses of the surveyed family farmers and financial agents, there is a lack of action of an important connection in this system that is technical assistance, which can assist the farmer in the elaboration of the project and direct it to the line most suited to his reality, as well as to advise on the need and use of financial resources.