Políticas públicas na agricultura familiar em Itaqui/RS

Abstract

This study primarily focuses on demonstrating the policies and programs created at the municipal level that target family farmers in the municipality of Itaqui/RS. However, to effectively achieve this main theme, the study develops discussions that enable a better understanding of the local scenario. To this end, it was crucial to present family agriculture in general, followed by the work of farmer groups in Itaqui, as well as the historical, economic, and geographical characteristics of Itaqui and their relationship with local family agriculture, national policies and programs, and the behavior and/or level of adherence among Itaqui farmers. Based on the development of the issues presented in the previous paragraph and using the applied methodology, ambiguous results were obtained, which cannot be considered negative or positive, but movements indicating progress in creating policies and programs targeted at family agriculture at the municipal level were observed.