The “new” markets and their contribution to the productive inclusion of family farmers in the state of Tocantins, Brazil

• Autor(a) principal: Sousa, Diego Neves de
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Redes (Santa Cruz do Sul. Online)
• DOI: 10.17058/redes.v25i0.15165
• Texto Completo: https://online.unisc.br/seer/index.php/redes/article/view/15165
• topic: Public policies. Institutional markets. Fairs locals. Rural development. Multiplying agents.; Políticas públicas. Mercados institucionales. Ferias locales. Desarrollo Rural. Agentes multiplicadores.; Políticas públicas. Mercados institucionais. Feiras locais. Desenvolvimento rural. Agentes multiplicadores.

The "new" markets are social constructions based on specificities that result from the processes of product differentiation. This article analyzes the contribution of the “new” markets to the productive inclusion of family farmers and then discusses which markets public policies have been potentiating in the state of Tocantins. The methodology used the technique of interviews, which were carried out with rural extension workers and public managers who work with the public of family farming. The results suggest that the differential of the “new” markets is the rapprochement between family farmers and consumers. It is concluded that institutional markets, fostered by public policies: Food Acquisition Program (PAA) and National School Feeding Program (PNAE), in addition to local fairs, are the main markets accessed by family farmers. In turn, extension workers are considered essential to “bridge” the gap for the insertion of farmers in these “new” markets and also for access to public policies that empower them.