Multifuncionalidade da agricultura familiar: um estudo no assentamento Ribeirão Bonito em Teodoro Sampaio – SP

Abstract

Family farming is a topic in evidence when it comes to the environment and regional development, containing multiple functions at its core in the face of its potential and particularities. The region of Teodoro Sampaio - SP has a range of participation in this sense in its territory specifically in the neighborhood of Ribeirão Bonito, which has several families that work in this type of activity. The objective of this work is to analyze the level of sustainability arising from the multifunctionality of agriculture practiced by family producers in the Ribeirão Bonito neighborhood in Pontal do Paranapanema, and its impacts on the quality of life of settled families and their territory, describing how the practice of family agriculture contributes to the development of social, political, food and environmental factors in the territory in question. The case study method was used, the exploratory research with a qualitative approach and for the collection of field data the semi-structured questionnaire applied during the second half of 2021, with visits to 31 families in the settlement. Information was collected on six existing settlements in Ribeirão Bonito, namely Haideia, Cachoeira do Estreito, Santa Vitória, Santo Antônio dos Coqueiros, Santa Rita da Serra and Vale Verde, in order to identify the features of the settlements and their territory. The following functions were considered: a) Socioeconomic Reproduction and Life Trajectory; b) Production Systems, Food Security and Agrobiodiversity; c) Sociocultural fabric; d) Conservation of Natural Resources and Landscape. The results showed that the multifunctionality of family farming in the settlement is manifested in different ways, and the field research showed greater adherence to functions a and c, which represent possibilities for actions aimed at rural development, and less representativeness of functions b and d, meaning restrictions on to the multifunctionality of agriculture. It is concluded that the multiple functions of family farming contribute to rural development, since the trajectory and way of life in the countryside are too strong points in this sense, and they also have some limitations when it comes to food security and resource conservation. natural areas and landscapes, but the residents' belonging to this territory means that the potential is still perceived.