BELO, D. S. S.; BELO, Daniele Silva dos Santos.
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.
