A cadeia produtiva da agricultura familiar do munic?pio de Couto de Magalh?es de Minas - Alto Vale do Jequitinhonha

Na regi?o do Alto Vale do Jequitinhonha s?o poucos os estudos voltados para a cadeia produtiva da agricultura familiar. O objetivo geral da pesquisa foi o de descrever a cadeia produtiva da agricultura familiar do munic?pio de Couto Magalh?es de Minas a partir da identifica??o e relatos dos agricultores familiares, suas associa??es e parceiros institucionais. Tendo como objetivos espec?ficos identificar as etapas da cadeia produtiva da agricultura familiar, conhecer a import?ncia das organiza??es de agricultores familiares para o processo de comercializa??o de alimentos e diagnosticar os entraves t?cnicos e gerenciais das organiza??es de agricultores familiares. Para coleta de dados junto aos sujeitos de pesquisa foram utilizados question?rios semiestruturados. Participaram da pesquisa 13 agricultores familiares, quatro representantes das organiza??es de agricultores e quatro representantes das institui??es parceiras. A cadeia produtiva da agricultura familiar de Couto de Magalh?es de Minas segue um caminho simples e curto com seus produtos destinados principalmente ao mercado local. A maioria dos agricultores familiares entrevistados considerou que os assuntos tratados nas reuni?es de suas associa??es eram tanto de interesse da diretoria, quanto seus e que os benef?cios advindos da participa??o nas suas associa??es estavam relacionados: ao acesso aos implementos agr?colas, a obten??o de cr?dito rural e maior inser??o no mercado. Por outro lado, os parceiros institucionais destacaram que a import?ncia das associa??es eram relativas ? participa??o no Conselho Municipal de Desenvolvimento Rural Sustent?vel e pela sua representatividade junto ao poder p?blico. Os principais entraves apontados pelos agricultores familiares na cadeia produtiva foram: a aus?ncia de Assist?ncia e Extens?o Rural regular e constante, a falta do recurso h?drico, a falta de mat?ria-prima, a falta de transporte adequado dos produtos, a aus?ncia de divulga??o dos seus produtos e falta de selo de certifica??o sanit?rio. Evidenciou-se que as associa??es de agricultores familiares eram importantes atores sociais para a cadeia produtiva da agricultura familiar do munic?pio. Contudo, faz-se necess?rio que sejam criados mecanismos para que as associa??es sigam o proposto pelo Plano Nacional de Economia Solid?ria. Como proposta para o fortalecimento da cadeia produtiva do munic?pio, sugere-se a implanta??o de uma central de associa??es que aglutine e articule projetos e programas de interesse comum de todas.Disserta??o (Mestrado Profissional) ? Programa de P?s-Gradua??o em Sa?de, Sociedade e Ambiente, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, 2015.In the High Jequitinhonha Valley county few studies on the family agriculture production chain are found. The overall goal of this study was to describe the productive chain of family farming in the town of Couto Magalh?es de Minas, drawing from the identification and reports of family farmers, their organizations and institutional partners. More specifically, it aimed to identify the stages in the family farming production chain, learn about the importance of family farmers? organizations for the process of food marketing, and diagnose technical and managerial barriers in these organizations. To collect data, semi-structured questionnaires were used. Subjects included 13 family farmers, four representatives of farmers? organizations and four representatives of partner institutions. The productive chain of family farming in Couto de Magalh?es de Minas follows a short and simple path, with its products primarily intended for the local market. Most family farmers interviewed considered that the issues addressed in their associations? meetings were of interest to the management board as well as to themselves, and that the benefits resulting from participation in their associations related to: access to farm implements, rural credit achievement and greater market insertion. On the other hand, the institutional partners highlighted that the relevance of the associations was subject to their participation in the Municipal Council for Sustainable Rural Development and to its representativeness before the government. The main obstacles mentioned by the subjects about the production chain were: lack of regular and constant assistance and Rural Extension, lack of water resources, lack of raw material, lack of adequate transport of the products, lack of marketing of their products and lack of a sanitary certification seal. It became evident that the family farmers? associations were important social actors for the productive chain of family agriculture in the town. However, it is necessary that mechanisms be created so that they follow what has been proposed by the National Solidarity Economy Plan. As a proposal for the strengthening of the town?s productive chain, it is suggested the implementation of an associations headquarters that clusters and articulates projects and programs of common interest to all