Fatores que influenciam beneficiários da reforma agrária em adotar métodos agroecológicos de produção

Abstract

The National Plan for Agrarian Reform (PNRA) indicates that the beneficiaries of Settlement Projects implemented by the National Institute of Colonization and Agrarian Reform (INCRA) must use agroecological methods of production in their properties. However, there is empirical evidence pointing out that settlers are opting for conventional production methods. The present study had as objective to analyze the factors that influence the beneficiaries of the agrarian reform, located near the municipality of Juti, Mato Grosso do Sul - Brazil, to adopt agroecological methods of production. The results showed that in 64% of the properties surveyed, the productive methods applied were conventional (use of agrochemicals, monocultures), and a small group of interviewees admitted using environmental reserves to produce; The main factors that influence the settlers when defining the productive methods are: available financial resources, consumer health and experiences in ways of producing. Therefore, it was concluded that most of the producers surveyed do not follow the PNRA and that the subsidy and technical support should be amplified and intensified by INCRA to foster and implement sustainable forms of production in the settlements.