The evolution of Pronaf in the Development Regions (DR) of Pernambuco

• Autor(a) principal: Fialho, Micheli Fontes
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Ferreira Neto, José Ambrósio, Reis, Janderson Damaceno dos
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Research, Society and Development
• Texto Completo: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/18466
• topic: Family farming; Pronaf; Farm credit; Development Regions; Pernambuco.; Agricultura familiar; Pronaf; Crédito rural; Regiones de Desarrollo; Pernambuco.; Agricultura familiar; Pronaf; Crédito rural; Regiões de Desenvolvimento; Pernambuco.

The aim of this article is to analyze the evolution of Pronaf in the Development Regions (DR) of Pernambuco, in the period from 2013 to 2018. The study, characterized as analytical-descriptive, was based on secondary data on Pronaf obtained from the Central Bank of Brazil and on the characteristics of family establishments in the 2017 Census of Agriculture. The Geometric Growth Rate (GGR) was also used to analyze the percentages of annual average increase or loss of variables associated with Pronaf. The results signaled a slight drop in the number of total Program contracts and consistency in the total monetary values. From the perspective of the DRs, there was a punctual growth and significant decreases in the number of total contracts, in contrast to more significant decreases, and in a greater number of Regions, considering to the values of the contracts. Regarding the different activities financed, it was observed opposite scenarios for agriculture and livestock, in which the decrease in agricultural contracts was more expressive than the increases in livestock financing. Consequently, inequalities were found between the Regions and it was evidenced that around 50% of Pronaf rural credit was concentrated in three DRs, which are also the areas that bring together the largest number of family establishments. However, they have one of the lowest percentages of technical assistance, corroborating with the premise that more voluminous resources have not been reflected in greater possibilities of specific support for their application in rural establishments.