A presente edição da Retratos de Assentamentos reúne um conjunto expressivo de pesquisas que retomam, aprofundam e atualizam debates centrais sobre reforma agrária, educação do campo, tecnologias rurais, territorialidades, saúde indígena e desenvolvimento sustentável. Em diálogo direto com os desafios contemporâneos enfrentados pelos povos do campo, das florestas e das águas, os artigos aqui apresentados compõem um mosaico analítico que combina rigor científico, densidade empírica e...

This article addresses education in agroecology and reflects on the educational potential of an agroecological settlement based on the description of peasant territorial experiences of building agroecological systems, as well as the pedagogical and extensionist relationship of the university (UFPR Litoral) with the José Lutzenberger Agroforestry Community, an agrarian reform settlement located on the coast of Paraná. In the studied territory, local knowledge and ancestral traditional...

This study aims to present and analyze the Agricultural Family Schools (EFAs), shedding light on their history, their establishment in Brazil, and the specific case of the Agricultural Family School of Natalândia (EFAN). The methodology adopted is based on a qualitative approach, using field research, interviews, and direct observation as data collection tools. After conducting the research and analysis for this undergraduate thesis, a significant gap was identified in Public Funding...

The conquest of the Maria Rosa do Contestado Settlement in 2023 marked an eight-year struggle by landless people in the municipality of Castro, Paraná. In the Capão do Cipó Farm, a federally owned land used illegally by regional agribusiness, the families proposed an agroecological food production. Instead of waiting for formal recognition, they implemented it on day one, seeking to consolidate their territory. Thus, they resisted and continued to advance, organizing themselves into a...

The indigenous Krenak population, known as Botocudos of the East, is located in the region of the Rio Doce (Minas Gerais), which was affected by the contamination resulting from the collapse of the Samarco dam, which may have contributed to the acculturation process of this population. The purpose of this study is to describe the basic rights of these people related to food sovereignty and food security, evaluating the aspects of food consumption and the most prevalent diseases.  This is a...

This text aims to present an overview of the State’s position regarding land policy in Brazil, from colonization to the present day, based on a review of the literature and historical context. The land issue is one of the most relevant and controversial topics in Brazilian society, as it encompasses economic, social, environmental, and cultural aspects. The historical formation of Brazilian territory has been marked by the concentration of land in the hands of a few landowners, who have...

This article aims to describe the trajectory of the “agrarian counter-reform”, since its early usage in the latin american context, its formulation by Antonio García, its mobilization by scholars of different countries in the region, in particular its application in Brazil, explaining how its usage progressed in distinct historical periods of the country. It also aims to identify how different meanings were given to the category, between its “preemptive” and “discontitutive” dimensions, and...

This article aimed to analyze how the success of agrarian reform settlements, in terms of economic and social inclusion, is linked to territorial development. It recognizes that settlers would be well-regarded/accepted in those localities that value the role they can play, especially regarding food production and environmental preservation. In this conception, the history and culture of the spaces where the settlements are created would have a strong influence on the socioeconomic...

The implementation of large hydroelectric projects is accompanied by a series of environmental programs aimed at preventing, mitigating, and compensating for their social, economic, and environmental impacts in the affected area. Invariably, the benefits foreseen and granted to affected families are pre-established according to guidelines and criteria outlined in these programs. This article seeks to understand two pioneering experiences that enabled the construction of spaces for dialogue...

This research investigated the contradictions and social and environmental consequences of the creation of Matopiba, a region composed of 337 municipalities in the Cerrado biome of the states of Maranhão (MA), Tocantins (TO), Piauí (PI), and Bahia (BA), delimited in 2015 as the “new and last” agricultural frontier. Connecting Brazilian land history with the creation of Matopiba, it studies the appropriation of wealth – customarily defined as “development” – and the maintenance and expansion...

This article analyzes family farming and peasant cooperativism in Rio Grande do Sul, based on data from the 2017 Agricultural Census (IBGE) and the Ocergs System (2023). The research begins by acknowledging that, although family farming represents the majority of rural establishments in the state, a strong land concentration persists, which limits its economic autonomy. By engaging with classic (Chayanov, Shanin, Wolf) and contemporary (Ploeg, Schneider, Grisa) literature, the study seeks to...

O estudo destaca a evolução da tecnologia na agricultura familiar e as diversas práticas tecnológicas no cotidiano de produtores(as) familiares. O objetivo da pesquisa é apresentar as principais configurações da aplicabilidade da tecnologia realizada pelos agricultores(as) familiares residentes no projeto de assentamento Santa Olga e os benefícios ocorridos por esta modernização no campo. Foi utilizada uma pesquisa qualitativa, buscando evidenciar as práticas provenientes da utilização de...

This study develops a model for a micro-dairy plant in the Padre Antônio Conselheiro II Settlement (Mirante do Paranapanema/SP), designed to add value to peasant family farming dairy production through the integration of permaculture and agroecology principles. Using an adapted permaculture planning methodology (FERREIRA; OKIMOTO; PAIVA, 2024), the study conducted socio-environmental surveys and cartographic analyses, resulting in a functional zoning plan for productive and conservation...