Agricultura familiar e as tecnologias para produção no contexto do desenvolvimento rural sustentável

Abstract

The present study is linked to the Sustainable Rural Development research line of the Postgraduate Program in Sustainable Rural Development. The research presented here proposed to correlate the themes that involve Family Agriculture, Organic Agriculture, Digital Inclusion and Environmental Education in favor of Sustainable Rural Development. Having as subjects of the research the familiar producers and representatives of public organs of the municipality of Cascavel - Paraná. The data were obtained through questionnaires, and are presented here in the format of articles. In the first article we present some questions about the quality of life, comparing conventional agriculture with organic agriculture, warning about the damage caused by pesticides to health, and the benefits of organic agriculture. In the second chapter we work on digital inclusion in Family Agriculture, emphasizing that informatics is important for the reconstruction of the social fabric in rural areas through training, information and communication. For this, the perceptions, strategies and expectations regarding the production and commercialization for Organic Agriculture were analyzed. We identified that in the municipality there is an expressive number of properties of the family agriculture, representing 70% of the rural properties. These farmers have a low level of schooling, only 9% of producers have completed high school. Regarding the gender that is ahead of the commercialization of family production, it was observed that the male sex is predominant. It is recorded that only one family producer has organic certification. Regarding accessibility to information technology, the results show that all families surveyed had TV and radio, and most of them had a cell phone. However, in relation to fixed telephones, computers and internet access, most of them do not have them. With regard to the Internet, most do not have access, but are aware of the importance of digital inclusion. The results lead us to conclude that in the municipality of Cascavel PR there is a lot to develop in relation to organic production and rural digital inclusion, it is necessary to encourage and strengthen Family Agriculture, organic production, and there is a great educational potential for Education Environment, but it is a huge challenge.