A influência da intensidade do capital institucional na sustentabilidade da agricultura em um território rural do Vale do Submédio São Francisco.

Abstract

The expansion of knowledge about the relationships that influence the sustainability of agriculture, in rural development strategies is imposed as compelling today, considering the recognition of the complex characteristic of each context as well as the trend with these planning processes have occurred, occasioning social constructs supported by partnerships between organizations and institutions all contributing to the consideration around mutual influences between the factors or intangible capital on the factors or materials to the prospect of sustainable development of territories capitals. Considering these aspects that developed this thesis which deals with an investigation in the Valley of San Francisco Lower Basin, northeastern hinterland, aiming to analyze the influence of the intensity of institutional capital for the sustainability of agriculture developed in the territory Pedra Branca, irrigation perimeter located between Curaçá-BA and Abaré-BA. Methodologically, the research is characterized as descriptive, using the method of systematic approach, having as main tools calculations of sustainability indicators. It employed the model proposed by Rocha (2008) for calculating the Sustainability Index Institutional Capital and the model proposed by Sepúlveda (2008) for calculation of the Sustainable Development Index model - IDS (S³). It used different means to collect data from literature research, interviews, questionnaires, visits to the field to collect data which have allowed the study results. It used different means to collect data from literature research, interviews, questionnaires, visits to the field to collect data which have allowed the study results. Thus indicating a low level of institutional capital (ISCI = 2.0), due to the limited participation of farmers' organizations, low levels of commitment, cooperation and number of institutional partners and an index of sustainable development very low (IDS = 0.21) with a state of collapse of agricultural sustainability. It was concluded that, to the extent that no multidimensional treatment of agricultural sustainability, the political-institutional path-level territory, can hardly be glimpsed outputs aimed at long-term, able to contemplate a diachronic perspective. At the same time, while there is an improper culture by facilitating the participation of farmers and prevail isolation from other government sectors and non-governmental, difficult steps toward data will be sustainable goals and pursuit of sustainable development.