This paper aims to show the pilot experience in agricultural extension of the Federal University of Espírito Santo, the KAPI’XAWA Group (Non-Governmental Organization – NGO) and the Sumidouro Community Association, situated in Alegre-ES city, aiming either the sustainable development of the...

The sustainability of the dairy supply chain is a widely debated topic in the industry. The purpose of this paper is to explore farmer behaviour in response to diminishing returns and investigates the possible long-term implications of low returns, identified by farming families. The paper...

This paper aims at updating Pronaf ’s performance in Brazil, deepening the discussion about the beneficiary public and financed activities. The main source used for the analysis is the Statistical Yearbook of Rural Credit of Brazil’s Central Bank (1999-2012), supplemented with...

This work aims to present the way of life of a peasant social group and its history of constant government interventions. This community, called Canudos, is located in Bahia State, in the Médio São Francisco area. The social actors to which we refer move within pluriactive activities (farm...

The paper analyzes the organization of organic farmers from Andalusia who were involved in an attempt to establish a participatory system of guarantee. This initiative was spearheaded by the autonomic administration between 2006 and 2008. The study is based on interviews with social actors who...

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...

This paper presents the analysis of the links between family farming organizations and rural development policies. The research was conducted in the municipality of Espera Feliz (MG). The results demonstrate that the adoption of family farm as an issue in public agenda was responsible for...

Vale do Jequitinhonha, located in the northeast of the Minas Gerais State, have been receiving, since the 1960s, a set of public programs, compensation and rural development, which brought significant resources to combat poverty and increase familiar agriculture. Using census data, field...

This paper consists in an analysis about some women who are trying to be, through the Ampal (Associação das Mulheres do Projeto de Assentamento Nova Lagoa Rica, in Portuguese) work experience, in Paracatu (Minas Gerais State), a protagonist in the family farming field. Furthermore, this...

Avaliou-se o Impacto do Programa de Aquisição de Alimentos, modalidade leite (PAA-Leite), no município de Quixeramobim, Ceará, sobre as condições socioeconômicas dos agricultores familiares beneficiados. Os dados foram obtidos na pesquisa de campo realizada no mês de janeiro de 2011 no...