Políticas públicas e sustentabilidade no campo: uma análise do PRONAF Agroecologia

Abstract

This paper is a synthesis of the feasibility and effectiveness of agroecology in the construction of a more sustainable rural development and analysis of public policies focused on family agroecological agriculture, emphasizing the (PRONAF), the credit line agroecologia, with the general objective of characterizing the public policies implemented by the government, analyzing how they have been disseminated and applied to reach the small farmer and how the rural credit funds are distributed among the Brazilian regions, taking into account the quantity and value of the contracts, between the years 2013 and 2018. The paper analyzes the important role of agroecology in sustainable development, as well as its role in the life of family farmers, as well as the role of public policies for these families and communities, through the analysis of PRONAF agroecologia investments. The bibliographical review of books, government websites, dissertations and scientific articles on the subject, obtaining investment data from the ProgramaNacional de Fortalecimento da Agricultura Familiar and distribution of public funds among the segments and subprograms aimed at the Brazilian Central Bank. In this work, we can perceive the still frequent inequalities in the distribution of funds between the regions of the country and the disparity between quantity and value of contracts, and the prioritization of the historically privileged agricultural production sectors, even within the Pronaf a program created specifically to meet the demand of small farmers.