Avaliação de desempenho dos programas de desenvolvimento rural do município de Santa Maria – RS

Abstract

In the current economic scenario, our country is in search of the consolidation of the family economy, because this contribution to employment and income generation, avoiding the rural exodus to the big cities. The development of this type of economy suffers from lack of planning, organization and control, as the various factors that influence agricultural activities such as management of natural resources, environmental preservation, consumer uptake and increased production and profitability. In this sense, the rural development programs aimed at enhancing the rural activity, proposing measures to minimize the knowledge deficiency on every type of culture and creation, with the completion of courses, lectures and training, and targeted to registered producers that meet the goals proposed by the programs in each area. Accounting as social science, contributes providing reliable information to its users to better perform asset management. This information is used to prepare the planning and mainly as a tool for evaluating performance when considered in conjunction with non-financial indicators. This study sought to identify the improvements obtained in the household economy after the implementation of rural development programs in Santa Maria / RS. To develop the work was carried out a survey with the farmers in the district of Monte Boca enrolled in the program pro-fish being used the structured interview technique. The results revealed that the rural development program has not benefited equally participants nor provided significant changes in rural management, since only technical aspects.