Análise da tendência à redução do numero de bóias-frias em Toledo/PR, a partir de 1970, redução influenciada pela modernização agrícola e pelas alterações nas culturas produzidas

Abstract

This work presents the connection between the diminution in the amount of field men (bóias-frias) and the agricultural modernization in Toledo-Pr, since 70's decade. It is presented a description of the colonization process and the agricultural modernization to show how the field men (bóias-frias) are set on this context. Questions were done with the field men (bóias-frias), farmers and agents (gatos). Its answers showed an opinion about the beginning and trends related to this kind of work and its diminution. It was identified that the main cause of field men (bóias-frias) beginning is the agricultural modernization, in addition to the produced crops changes. About the trends, the results show that the amount of field men (bóias-frias) is decreasing continuously. This fact may happen as a consequence of technology development, where the mechanical works take place over manual work. Overall, the field men (bóias-frias) had an enormous importance to the agricultural modernization because the fact that their work were used to non-mechanical duties, at that time. With the constant machines, technologies, and inputs development, it is possible to conclude that the necessity of field men (bóias-frias) work has been decreasing as well as its population, nearly extinct.