Abstracts Geography

Questão agrária no município de Cachoeira-BA: Agrarian question in the municipality of Cachoeira-BA

by Jánderson Santana dos Santos

This paper discusses agricultural systems at Cachoeira-BA, analysing how family agriculture is growing inside agricultural system, historical characterized by mainly for export and slavery system, such as sugar cane and tobacco. Methodologically, agricultural system of production, agricultural activities, rural properties size, incomes (agricultural, extra agriculture and social programs) and types of workforces used were analysed. The present analysis interview, applying semi structural questions to family farmers and communities’ leaders by random cross-section. To reach the intention, a theorical debate from geography space analyse, agricultural space, agricultural systems and defining Family Farming in Brazil. References dates researched by this paper comes from Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) in Cachoeira-BA and Recôncavo Baiano in relation to economic dynamics, land distribution and agricultural production developed. Therefore, land concentration and minilanding process have connections with agricultural land occupation, where State privileged the agricultural elite by reason of develop farmland capitalism. The main production identified at analysed farmlands by family farmers were broiler chicken (integrated, independent or partner), manioc association production (self-consumption and low production) and traditional communities (self-consumption agricultural, fishing, extractivism and communitarian tourism). Family Forming located in Cachoreira-BA multiply socially behave toward subordination, job insecurity, specialized production, difficult to access basic services and public policy. A few cases, principal income or complementary income activities, extra agricultural and social programs. Although, the plurality shows as strategy to stay in farmland. The essay indicated affairs of state are extremely important at public policy strategies formulation and implementation, guarantying social multiplication of Familiar Farming, otherwise suggested contradictions might increase and remain at farmland, endangering Family Farming being.