Agricultura Familiar em Debate. Análise do Meio Rural nas Mesorregiões Norte e Jequitinhonha do Estado de Minas Gerais

• Main Authors: Vinicius de Souza Moreira, Suely de Fátima Ramos Silveira, Myriam Marta Soares de Mello, Rosimere Miranda Fortini
• Format: Article
• Language: Portuguese
• Published: Universidade Regional do Noroeste do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul 2016-01-01
• Series: Desenvolvimento em Questão
• Subjects: social participation; social control; family farming
• Online Access: http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=75244834012
• ISSN: 1678-4855; 2237-6453

The aim of the study was to analyze whether for dialogue, involved in the discussions dealt with by family farmers in the North and Jequitinhonha regions of the state of Minas Gerais, are effective promoters channels social participation and front control to local spheres of power. Made use of non- -participant observation at meetings of the City Council for Sustainable Rural Development (CMDRS) and Enterprise Technical Assistance and Rural Extension of the State of Minas Gerais (Emater-MG), and semi-structured interviews with representatives of associations of farmers, technicians Emater- -MG and local managers. The considerations of this study point to (i) identification of respect for differences, (ii) exchange of ideas and (iii) the need to converge the interests of the actors involved in sustainable development of the regions studied, so that the process of building participation and social control can be effected.