Sistemas Produtivos em Perspectiva Comparada nos Assentamentos das Regiões Central e Leste

Abstract

This paper presents results of research with federal settlements in two geographical regions of the state of Sao Paulo: the Central and Eastern region. We focus here characterize the main types of production systems and marketing, in which we highlight the part destined to family elfconsumption and flow through institutional markets. We show that both diversification of agricultural production and commercialization are strategic for the families settled. This picture of the production systems makes it clear that the settlements contribute to that families have better access to food, from access to land. The survey also showed that the resettled families will constitute a consumer market for their production and even an internal market in the settlements, but with the recent purchase programs of the government guarantees of product flow are larger and, therefore, intensifies the regarding settlements and cities. Keywords: Rural Settlements; Regional Analysis; Production Systems; Programs of Government Purchases; Production for Self-Consumption.