A irrigação como uma tendência modernizante na agricultura nordestina. Estudo de caso: o projeto de irrigação Baixo Açu do DNOCS no Estado do Rio Grande do Norte.

Abstract

The present dissertation investigates the state intervention in Northeast agriculture, which manifests itself in the form of the Northeast Irrigation Program. However, in this study, the universe of analysis will focus on the State intervention regarding the DNOCS Irrigation Program. This is because it is intended to study a specific case * that is, the DNOCS Baixo Açu Irrigation Project, located in the Açu Valley region, in the State of Rio Grande do Norte. The general objective is to understand the role of state intervention in northeastern agriculture in the form of the Northeast Irrigation Program in the process of accumulation of capital in the country. On the other hand, our specific objective is to understand and demonstrate the socio-economic implications -policies of state intervention in the form of the Low Açu Project in the Açu Valley region.