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De lavradores a pescadores artesanais: camponeses

2016

Abstract

The aim of this article is to analyze the influence of a public policy program based on environmental concerns - The Income Support for Artisanal Fishermen (PSDPA) - whose aim is to ensure the social reproduction of peasants in the state of Para. This research is based on a case study involving the following procedures: observations and interviews using questionnaires and open script questions with residents - members and non-members - of the local fishermen's colony, including both beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries of the Closure Period Benefit. The main conclusions are that closure period benefit resources are directly used in both closed circuit and generational social reproduction, involving fishing and agricultural activities, as well as in the processing and trading of products. In fishing, resources are mainly used to reduce hardship and justify (self) designation as artisanal fishermen. In agriculture, they are used for boosting and expanding the implementation of shif...