Reprodução social, redes e mercados: estratégias de agricultores familiares não convencionais e em transição em São Miguel do Iguaçu – Paraná

Abstract

This research aimed to analyze how socioproductive networks and forms of market integration contribute to or limit the processes of social reproduction among family farmers classified as in transition or non-conventional in the municipality of São Miguel do Iguaçu (PR, Brazil). The study was structured into three articles. The first article characterized the profile of local family farming based on data from the 2017 Agricultural Census. The second discussed, through a literature review, the diversity of productive rationalities and the different forms of market participation. The third article analyzed, based on interviews and network analysis in São Miguel do Iguaçu, the social reproduction strategies related to market participation and territorial networks. The results indicated that the diversity of productive strategies, engagement in multiple marketing channels, and articulation with local and institutional networks are central factors for the continued presence of these families in rural areas.