Políticas públicas para a agricultura familiar no portal da Amazônia durante a pandemia de covid-19

Abstract

Family farmers are largely responsible for local food production. They manage their farmes using predominantly family labor, obtaining a large part of their income from this. Public policies are important for the socioeconomic development of these farmers, providing food security, income generation and well-being. In this context, the research developed aimed to analyze the execution of public policies for family farming in the Portal da Amazônia region during the Covid-19 pandemic through a diagnosis using secondary statistical data. The GeoDa software was used for data processing and geoprocessing. According to data from the agricultural census, the vast majority of family farming establishments have access to Pronaf and their main revenues come from agriculture, mainly from animal husbandry and the sale of their products. Regarding economic policies, the amounts executed from Pronaf increased considerably during the Covid-19 pandemic, which probably contributed to the maintenance of these farmers. The PNAE and PAA remained with few variations over the 6 years analyzed. Social policies, unlike what happened in urban areas, were not accessed in greater numbers during the pandemic period by family farmers.