The Agrarian Question, Family Farms, and Public Policies in Brazil

Session Submission Type: Panel

Abstract

This panel explores competing visions of agricultural development in Brazil. We focus on Brazil because it has one of the most dynamic agricultural sectors in the world and a more elaborate set of agrarian and agricultural policies than most countries in Latin America. The papers contrast models of development put forth by social movements and by agribusiness; question the hegemony of large commercial farms, and present evidence of the importance of family farms, and of small and medium sized farms; and analyze some of the key institutions and policies that govern land ownership and provide support to family farms.

Sub Track

• Agrarian and Rural Life

Session Organizer

• Steven M Helfand, University of California/Riverside

Chair

• Steven M Helfand, University of California/Riverside

Individual Presentations

• Questão Agrária, Políticas Públicas e Desenvolvimento Territorial no Brasil - Bernardo Mançano M Fernandes, Universidade Estadual Paulista

• Family Farms and Heterogeneity in Brazilian Agriculture - Carlos E Guanziroli, Universidade Federal Fluminense

• The Agrarian Problem in Brazil and Land governance - Bastiaan P Reydon, UNICAMP/IE/NEA

• Políticas Públicas de Apoio à Agricultura Familiar: O Caso Recente do PRONAF no Brasil - Lauro F Mattei, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

• Mega-Farms in Brazilian Agriculture: What is the Future of Small and Medium Sized Farms? - Steven M Helfand, University of California/Riverside