O impacto do pronaf sobre a sustentabilidade agricola de agricultores familiares na microrregiao do vale do medio curu, no estado do Ceara

Abstract

The study aims to evaluate the impact of PRONAF on agricultural sustainability of family farming through propensity score matching. The data were obtained by interviewing beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries of the program. The results show that paired beneficiaries have higher agricultural sustainability as compared to non-beneficiaries. However, PRONAF has positive impacts on economic and socialmanagement of the property, and the annual farm income. It has been ineffective to encourage the adoption of sustainable agricultural practices, compromising the environmentalmanagement of the property and the long-run agricultural sustainability.