Produtores rurais numa sociedade em mudança: um estudo de caso no município de Carlos Chagas/Minas Gerais

Abstract

The objectivesofthis dissertationare (1) analyzingthe set ofthe Carlos Chagas Minas Gerais Northeastfarmers undersocialand economic aspects, such as their production and their profile; (2) show advice conclusions to the city and give basic infbrmation about them. In order to reach these objectives a research was made in witch an stratifíed sample considering their geographic áreas. The stratification rehes in Farm Total Área Group firom IBGE and was made by region wide knowledge professional workers. The interviewer was specifically trained and directly accompanied by the researcher. Besides the primary data, secondary data as collectedto help the analysis that was made using the Sphinx Plus2 software. The results were opposed to correlated theoretical concepts in order to perceive in witch theoretical model Carlos Chagas farmers match. This theoretical analysis showedthat the group is oligarchical,their economy is based on extensible cattle raising, and their people went to the área attracted by the abundant forestry and fields resources. The culture was developed in this abundant situation but they established the best way in negotiation with the environment. But when the environment resources finished and the land productivitywent down the population amount migrates and lessens the pressure for changes in production system. They took part to the national agriculture modemization almost nothing but supplying the country with their exceeding hand labor stayed out of agro-industry complex, and now, need to strengthen their patronal agriculture in order to increase their participation in the national wealth and their familiar agriculture in order to decrease the social pressure caused by excluded people. As it's not expected extemal help, they have to find solution by themselves and the interventions has to be made considering the environment heterogeneity.