Agricultura familiar de base agroecológica e os desafios da assistência técnica e extensão rural em aliança – Pernambuco

Abstract

The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), in 2006 carried out the Agricultural Census, and the results obtained, related to Family Agriculture, show that it corresponds to about 38% (or R$ 54.4 billion) of the amount produced by the Agriculture in Brazil. Vegetable production generated 72% of the value of Family Agriculture production, especially with temporary crops, 42% of the value of production, and permanent crops with 19% of the total produced. However, through the most recent data from the IBGE, from the 2017 agricultural census, it is possible to see that Family Agriculture has shrunk in the country. There was a 9.5% reduction in the number of establishments classified as Family Farming, and in addition, it was the only segment to lose labor, approximately 2.2 million people. Understanding these numbers requires a historical search of the agrarian question in Brazil. The last decades, more than ever, have been marked by the strong impact of the growth and intensification of the agro-industrial commodities cycle on international markets, and with that a stereotyped vision has been attributed to initiatives that do not fit within the scope of agribusiness and modernization. agricultural. And how, then, to mitigate these differences in order to reach the rural producer with the most technological and/or that can guarantee him and her a better quality of life? The relevance of this work consists in the possibility of adding the understanding and theoretical deepening around the visions related to Family Agriculture, and the use of an Agroecological bias strategy in the production, commercialization and income generation, adding contributions to the Rural Extension policies aimed at to family farmers in Aliança, a municipality in the Zona da Mata of Pernambuco, who are going through the process of Agroecological transition. It is concluded that even in the face of difficulties and challenges imposed in the process, the positive aspects and potential of the transition process stand out, including the increase in income, environmental preservation, participation in events and so on.