A política de desenvolvimento sustentável do território rural Sudoeste do Paraná

Abstract

The National Policy of Sustainable Development of Rural Territory PRONAT is a policy implemented by the Federal Government in 2013, it proposes the execution of a decentralizing model of development, based on the sustainability and in the territorial units, understood as wider areas than the municipalities and with historic and economic similarities. The PRONAT has recognized many territories throughout the country, because such territories would be the best planning and implementation unities from the initiative able to promote development. In light of this, our aim is analysing the current proposal on this policy through bibliographic studies and documents, and checking it through cases study, in the Territory of Southwest of Parana, the implementation of this initiative, as well, the operation and the articulation of the implemented actions on this territory form the study of three projects implemented by the managing group of Southwest Territory (GGETESPA). Through the analysis and data collection, it has been realized that such policy has been facing operational difficulties, and that the Territory of Southwest has created, a forum of discussion from this policy, however, the articulation and the implementation of such initiatives hold some fragilities, according to what has been shown in the current essay.