AGRICULTURA SUSTENTÁVEL E SISTEMA FAMILIAR

Abstract

The present dissertation analyzed the influence of familiar agriculture in its social and economic aspects in the city of São Luis de Montes Belos (SLMB). The studies in this work seek to comprehend the ways that technologies are used, the view of sustainability, the farmer social engagement and, the investment of public resources in agriculture through the PRONAF. The central question turned to the survey of data that shows whether the familiar farmer is concerned with sustainability in its own production system. The generals objectives were identify the reflections about various concepts of familiar agriculture presents by some authors like Caume (1997), Porto e Siqueira (1994), Lamarche (1993), Pietrafesa (2002), which work this category of farmers and, how this social actor become part of dairy production, looking for, or not, sustainable models of develop its familiar system. And, observe the differences between the sustainability and the sustainable development, presents by some authors like Pires (1998) e Santos (2004). Nevertheless, sought comprehend how it is organized the production system in São Luis de Montes Belos. The methodology used was based in two procedures. The first procedure was to review the specialized literature, to create theoretic support to this dissertation. The second was the achievement of field work, with the application of questionnaires to the local familiar famers, which enable the analyses of the data and the obtaining of information about the vision of this sector concern the questions pertinent to the use of technologies, dairy production and sustainability.