Based a multiple-cases-study approach, our main objective is to discuss to what extent the new political approach of 2003 has been able so far to obtain and increase concrete progress in rural areas in Brazil

Abreu, Lucimar Santiago de

Almeida, Gustavo Ferreira

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ABREU, L. S. de

ALMEIDA, G. F.

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lucimar Santiago De Abreu; Gustavo Ferreira Almeida: Policies For A Greener Agriculture: lhe Agro-Ecological Approach Of Current Programs In Brazillhe formulation of governmental programs relied on agro ecological concepts in Brazil is a recent approachto stimulate the transition to an ecological based agriculture for family farmers. lhe most important aspectof this new political set-up is to re-organize the governmental support to small scale farmers who weremainly dependent on the dominant police model for conventionalized/monoculture production systems.lhe stimulus for landscape diversification through the application of a set of rules, principies and practicesis expected to rebuild agro-biodiversity and value cultural heritage of families that nowadays areresponsible for more than 60% of interna I food supply as well as labor generation in the Brazilian ruralsector.Since 2003 the new political approach has been adopted as a referential model for governmental programsin a range of areas like research, extension services, marketing, subsidized loans and education. More thanhalf of farmers interviewed stated that they are still receiving no government support from public spheres.In addition, lack of a genuine policy to stimulate production indicates that the main focus of public supportfor family farmers has been under social groups engaged in agro-ecological networks in association withsocial movements of consumers where it is also possible to identify prioritized investments in training andsubsidized loans. This finding suggests that we are facing a new process of social differentiation andmarginalization within the family agriculture, since designed programs are not achieving the expecteduniverse of family farmers but achieving only certain groups that are more organized and with highereducational and cultural capital.On this background, based a multiple-cases-study approach, our main objective is to discuss to what extentthis new political approach has been able 50 far to obtain and increase concrete progress in rural areas inESRS2011- Book of abstracts by author - p .. 69•Brazil. For the discussion that we intend to report, we aim to describe our findings in relation to a set ofemerging trends and issues highlighting in the current news: the weak points of the production inecologically based agriculture as low yields; the demands from family farmers in terms of developmentalsupport from public spheres as support needed for conversion period. In conclusion, we intend to presentour perspectives regarding the role of public sector in the provision of conditions for a practical applicationof agro-ecological principies with the aim of improving the development of family agriculture in Brazil.ESRS2011- Book 01 abstracts by author - p .. 70~ ESRSCONGRESS~CHANIA. GREECE 2011ESRS2011"XXIV European Congress for Rural Sociology"22-25 August 2011, Chania, Crete, GreeceBook of abstracts by Author

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lucimar Santiago De Abreu; Gustavo Ferreira Almeida: Policies For A Greener Agriculture: lhe Agro-Ecological Approach Of Current Programs In Brazillhe formulation of governmental programs relied on agro ecological concepts in Brazil is a recent approachto stimulate the transition to an ecological based agriculture for family farmers. lhe most important aspectof this new political set-up is to re-organize the governmental support to small scale farmers who weremainly dependent on the dominant police model for conventionalized/monoculture production systems.lhe stimulus for landscape diversification through the application of a set of rules, principies and practicesis expected to rebuild agro-biodiversity and value cultural heritage of families that nowadays areresponsible for more than 60% of interna I food supply as well as labor generation in the Brazilian ruralsector.Since 2003 the new political approach has been adopted as a referential model for governmental programsin a range of areas like research, extension services, marketing, subsidized loans and education. More thanhalf of farmers interviewed stated that they are still receiving no government support from public spheres.In addition, lack of a genuine policy to stimulate production indicates that the main focus of public supportfor family farmers has been under social groups engaged in agro-ecological networks in association withsocial movements of consumers where it is also possible to identify prioritized investments in training andsubsidized loans. This finding suggests that we are facing a new process of social differentiation andmarginalization within the family agriculture, since designed programs are not achieving the expecteduniverse of family farmers but achieving only certain groups that are more organized and with highereducational and cultural capital.On this background, based a multiple-cases-study approach, our main objective is to discuss to what extentthis new political approach has been able 50 far to obtain and increase concrete progress in rural areas inESRS2011- Book of abstracts by author - p.. 69•Brazil. For the discussion that we intend to report, we aim to describe our findings in relation to a set ofemerging trends and issues highlighting in the current news: the weak points of the production inecologically based agriculture as low yields; the demands from family farmers in terms of developmentalsupport from public spheres as support needed for conversion period. In conclusion, we intend to presentour perspectives regarding the role of public sector in the provision of conditions for a practical applicationof agro-ecological principies with the aim of improving the development of family agriculture in Brazil.ESRS2011- Book 01abstracts by author - p.. 70~ ESRSCONGRESS~CHANIA. GREECE 2011ESRS2011"XXIV European Congress for Rural Sociology"22-25 August 2011, Chania, Crete, GreeceBook of abstracts by Author

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