Características da produção no Assentamento Itamarati – Ponta Porã – MS

Abstract

The dynamics of production in settlements presupposes a struggle to treat the settlement process as a point of arrival or departure. In the Itamarati Settlement, the State is absent or insufficient in the application of public policies related to access to technical assistance, credit, training for decision-making, in decisions regarding the formation of sales prices and in marketing strategies. This work investigates the dynamics of production in the Itamarati Settlement, its problems and the expectations or possibilities of adding value to the products. The methodology included a literature review, secondary data collection and field work, with the application of questionnaires and interviews. The survey shows that progress has been made on some issues, such as the distribution of drinking water by Sanesul at Headquarters; movements by the Municipal Executive and the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MAPA) to distribute definitive land titles; the signing of agreements for assistance and execution of extension projects with state and federal Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and the improvement of the structure of the Cooperai cooperative and the Subprefecture at Headquarters. Some problems such as the infrastructure of local roads, access to technical assistance and credit, the absence of integrating projects with industries and distributors of products originating from family farming, meeting the qualifications to organize production and marketing remain challenges to be addressed. transposed by the triad: State, organizations, and family farmers, in order to achieve better socioeconomic conditions.