Agricultura familiar perante a chegada do agronegócio da soja: percepções de ges-tores, técnicos da Emater e membros do STTR em Mojuí dos Campos/PA.

Abstract

This work has as its theme family farming and agribusiness, present in the context of the municipality of Mojuí dos Campos, based on: family farming and the expansion of agribusiness, to try to describe the influence caused by the arrival of the soybean agribusiness on the production of family farming, through the perception of the interviewed actors. To this end, the objective is to describe the perceptions of managers, extension technicians from Technical Assistance and Rural Extension Company (Emater) and members of the Rural Workers' Union (STTR) of Mojuí dos Campos from the arrival of the soybean agribusiness and how much it influences the production of family farming in the municipality. In terms of methodological procedures, the work comprises a study of a bibliographic and documentary nature, as for its form it is descriptive and field, the collection of data on the work resulted from bibliographic research based on scientific articles, books, theses, dissertations and websites researched through the internet and library. Furthermore, the method of approach is qualitative, and the field research was accessed through oral sources, using the Semi-Structured Interview Guide (APPENDIX A, B and C) as a technique, applied to members of the STTR, technicians from Emater and managers of the Municipal Department of Agriculture (Semagri). The interviewed actors expressed their specific perceptions regarding some issues that highlight the influences on the arrival of the expansion of soybeans in Mojuí dos Campos. Furthermore, it was possible to perceive, through members of the STTR, technicians from Emater and managers, that the production of family farming was being affected by the advance of soybeans long before emancipation and, after that moment, this advance began to occur more intensively. Based on this, this work stands as a contribution to the discussions on the understanding of the categories presented and how they are developed in the rural environment of Mojuí dos Campos, based on the transformations generated in one to the detriment of the other. Therefore, we believe that this research can contribute to future reflections on the topic, opening space for future research.