Evolução da agricultura familiar em Minas Gerais no período 2011 a 2015

Abstract

The main research hypothesis of the present study is the fact that there is a historical tendency for the reduction of family farming as a whole, particularly the most fragile fractions of this social segment - thus, an additional hypothesis is implicit that concerns the fact family farming is becoming more pluriactive and less agricultural, as an area strategy and permanence in agricultural activities. Therefore, the general objective of the research was to test these two hypotheses based on the results obtained considering all the objectives experienced by the sector throughout history. The results were achieved through the use of microdata from the National Household Sample Survey (PNAD / IBGE) derived from a survey conducted by the Institute of Economics and International Relations at the Federal University of Uberlândia, coordinated for some time by the advisor on the topic of family farming. The data obtained in the article reveal some evidence that it is possible to support the main hypothesis regarding the reduction of family farming, due to factors, such as, for example, the fact that family farming in the state of Minas Gerais in the period from 2011 to 2015 is strongly concentrated in small small ones (up to 10 hectares) and in this strip of smaller area an abbreviated fraction of family farming in the state are not proprietary of their requirements. In this way, it is possible to sustain the reasonableness of the general research hypothesis, since such data indicate a fragile situation for most of these families, which can generate a propensity to abandon strictly agricultural activities. Future studies provide more elements to confirm or not this research hypothesis.