Sucessão familiar: tomada de decisão quanto a permanência no meio rural no município São Pedro das Missões-RS

Abstract

In family farming, property management is usually shared by the family and the agricultural production activity is the main source of income and that is where the importance of family succession in rural areas comes in. Family succession can occur as a result of parents who age and are no longer able to continue agricultural activity or because of the interests of their children who already work on the property. In this sense, the migration of young people to cities or other places, in search of employment and new perspectives for the future, makes continuity difficult. This reality, throughout history, has marked the municipality of São Pedro das Missões/RS and is a reason for local concern, since agriculture is the main economic base of the municipality, which is predominantly family-owned. Thus, the present work aims to evaluate the family succession in the municipality of São Pedro das Missões, seeking to understand the perspectives of young people in relation to the subject. To this end, a pre-structured questionnaire was prepared and applied to 16 young people from the municipality in different locations, with the help of Emater. It was noticed that the main reason that leads young people to leave the property is the lack of dialogue and encouragement from parents and the financial issue. It was observed that a significant part of the interviewees is satisfied with the property's finances and dialogue with the parents. Still, more than 50% of the young people interviewed intend to carry out the succession in their parents' property. It is concluded that the theme "family succession" in the municipality of São Pedro das Missões lacks studies so that in the future it will be possible for more young people to be willing to remain on the property and carry out the succession in the municipality.