Rural microcredit and family farming in the Northeast: an analysis of the Agroamigo program in the Açu-RN Valley

• Autor(a) principal: Dantas, Geogina Willida
• Data de Publicação: 2018
• Outros Autores: Aquino, Joacir Rufino de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Geotemas
• Texto Completo: http://periodicos.apps.uern.br/index.php/GEOTemas/article/view/902
• topic: Agricultura Familiar; Agroamigo; Microcrédito; PRONAF; Vale do Açu; Family Farming; Agroamigo; Microcredit; PRONAF; Açu Valley; Agricultura Familiar; Agroamigo; Microcrédito; PRONAF; Valle del Açu

The objective of the present article is to analyze the evolution and limits of the Agroamigo rural microcredit program in the Açu Valley microregion in the state of Rio Grande do Norte (RN), covering the period from 2006 to 2013. For this, was made bibliographic research covering the main academic publications on the subject, tabulation of statistical data obtained through the Law of Access Information and interviews with local mediators of the program. In general terms, the work shows that Agroamigo has become an important public financing policy for poor family farmers in the Açu Valley. Throughout its initial years of existence, the program has carried out more than 7 thousand contracts and invested in the microregion a volume of more than R $ 15 million, a significant portion of which is destined for rural women. Despite its good operating results and low delinquency rates, Agroamigo's micro-credit has contributed little to the diversification of the sources of income of the public served, requiring a greater integration with other governmental actions to strengthen the productive capacities of poor rural families.