Uma análise institucionalista do Programa Nacional de Fortalecimento da Agricultura Familiar (PRONAF) em assentados do Programa de Reforma Agrária no município de Campo Verde – MT

Abstract

The modernization of agriculture in Brazil from the middle of the twentieth century, through the insertion of new technologies subsidized by the State, increased the production and productivity of certain crops, nevertheless caused the concentration and precarious land tenure, besides triggering the displacement of the productive force from the countryside to the cities. Given this situation and union pressure from rural workers and other social groups, a specific public policy for family agriculture was created in 1996, the National Program for Strengthening Family Agriculture - PRONAF. Public policies have characteristics that define them as institutions, because they are rules that govern the interactions of individuals and organizations that constitute civil society. Therefore, the present study aims to elucidate the importance of institutional arrangements for the effectiveness of public policies aimed at family agriculture, with emphasis on PRONAF. The research was developed by a case study of the Santo Antônio da Fartura rural settlement, located in the municipality of Campo Verde, in the state of Mato Grosso. The empirical evaluation used a multivariate model with the purpose of elaborating an indicator of institutional innovation. As a result, analyzing from the perspective of the New Institutional Economy (NEI), the importance of the specification of land rights for access to public policies was evidenced. In addition, from the perspective of Original Institutionalism (IO), it was identified that the consolidation of collective institutional spaces, such as associations, cooperatives and unions, has low adherence on the part of the settlers. In the same direction, the untapped potential for strengthening collective marketing instruments stems from ingrained habits of behavioral individualism. Finally, we identified the low adherence of families to the adoption of productive and technological innovations, due to the perception of low interlocution with the extensionist organizations.