There are few consistent theoretical reflections on the suitability of economic instruments per se in facing the issue of natural capital degradation. This paper presents some considerations about the relationship between environmental degradation and economic theory in a critical perspective....

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...

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,...

O objetivo deste artigo é discutir a idéia de desenvolvimento territorial chamando a atenção para alguns trade off desse conceito: a) entre a ênfase no econômico ou no social-institucional, b) entre participação e eficácia, c) entre representatividade e inovação, d) entre coesão...

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...