Avaliação dos efeitos do PRONAF semiárido junto aos agricultores de Córrego dos Tanques, Município de Itapipoca – Ceará

• Autor(a) principal: Santos, Renato Alves dos
• Data de Publicação: 2014
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)
• Texto Completo: http://www.repositorio.ufc.br/handle/riufc/12913
• topic: Agricultura familiar - Política governamental - Avaliação - Córrego dos Tanques(Itapipoca,CE); Crédito agrícola - Política governamental - Avaliação - Córrego dos Tanques(Itapipoca,CE); Programa Nacional de Fortalecimento da Agricultura Familiar Semiárido(Brasil)

The present study is an investigation of the National Program for Strengthening Family Agriculture (Pronaf), with emphasis on the credit line for investments in water infrastructure and production for coexistence with the semiarid (Pronaf Semiárido). Thus, this study aims to evaluate if this specific line of credit through its financing, has, in fact, enabled the farmers of the locality of the Córrego dos Tanques, municipality of Itapipoca-CE a better living climate adversities present in the Semi-Arid. The methodology of the research was based on literature, documentary and field research, where quantitative data collected through the application of semi-structured questionnaires were obtained from research involving beneficiaries of the program and obtained qualitative data by conducting in-depth interviews with beneficiaries and with experts from various institutions involved with this policy. The results showed that 62.5% of respondents increased the herd and 81.3% feel more prepared for coexistence with the semiarid. However, with regard to the forage capacity, 68.8% said they found it difficult to keep the number of animals in the current drought, which spans two years.