The paper analyzes the adoption of agro-ecological techniques by a group of small family farmers in a region of the State of Paraná. The sample of the farmers to be interviewed was obtained by applying a methodology of fast rural assessment and relied on the work of a non governmental...

Este artigo compara os principais resultados do censo agropecuário do IBGE de 1996 com os resultados do censo de 2006, seguindo a metodologia conhecida como “FAO-Incra†que permite caracterizar a agricultura familiar delimitando-a no universo total dos estabelecimentos. Na...

The main goal of this article is to evaluate efficiency and effi-cacy of PRONAF (Program for the Strengthening of Family Farming) with respect to income generation and melioration of quality of life in the last ten years in the following matter: Comparison credit allowances with treasury costs,...