Farming styles and reproductive strategies in social Settlement of Hope Conquest, Municipality of Tupanciretã - RS

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the social reproduction strategies and styles of farming developed in Conquista da Esperança settlement in the municipality of Tupanciretã/RS. The research follows a Approach Perspective Actor (APA) and was conducted through a quantitative approach where 13 families of the settlement were interviewed with the aid of a form in 2013 and then in 2015, we used data of the System Integrated Rural Management of the Technical Assistance, Social and Environmental program for agrarian reform settlements. Data were analyzed using SPSS software. The results show the existence of a variety of strategies (re) production in progress as dairy farming, soy production, pluriactivity, beef cattle to, horticulture, production for self, among others and the trinomial milk / soy / non-agricultural activity is the most adopted reproduction strategy. It is also perceived that the resettled families handle their productive activities according to the availability of manpower, financial resources, the price change and the existence of supporting the production and marketing policies. Also concluded that, despite the pressure from the agribusiness surrounding the settlement of Conquista da Esperança, the families settled confirm the trend of family farming to develop individual responses and build a diversity of reproductive strategies differ from the prevailing commercial farmers in the municipality and characterized by isolated soybean cultivation.