Assessment of the potential for improvement and expansion of public policies favorable to the implementation and development of Agroforestry Systems in federal agrarian reform settlements in the state of São Paulo

• Grant number: 23/10133-0
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Research in Public Policies
• Start date: March 01, 2024
• End date: February 28, 2027
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Ecology - Applied Ecology
• Principal Investigator: Paulo Eduardo Moruzzi Marques
• Grantee: Paulo Eduardo Moruzzi Marques
• Host Institution: Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz (ESALQ). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Piracicaba , SP, Brazil
• Associated researchers: Flávio Bertin Gandara
• Associated scholarship(s): 25/07820-0 - Participatory diagnosis of water access and management with a view to promoting the productive development of agroforestry systems in federal settlements in the state of São Paulo, BP.TT; 24/20583-5 - Technical support for field activities of the project "Assessment of the potential for improvement and expansion of public policies favorable to the implementation and development of Agroforestry Systems in federal agrarian reform settlements in SP state", BP.TT; 24/14331-3 - Technical support for rural extension and diagnostic activities in federal rural settlements in the State of São Paulo, BP.TT; 24/07614-9 - Actions and programs oriented towards sustainable rural development in agrarian reform territories in the state of São Paulo: participatory diagnosis and improvement of public policy and management processes, BP.PD; 24/07337-5 - Analysis of the social, economic and environmental impact of Agroforestry Systems (SAFs) implemented in federal rural settlements in the state of São Paulo, BP.PD

Abstract

The research project seeks to produce and systematize knowledge to improve the implementation of biodiverse Agroforestry Systems (AFS) public policy, especially in federal agrarian reform settlements, under the responsibility of the National Institute of Colonization and Agrarian Reform, in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. In addition, it intends to foster associated public policies and management processes, focusing on the environmental subprojects of the Sustainable Rural Development Program, as a device of public policy to strengthen family farming and the sustainability of agrarian reform territories. Qualitative and quantitative approaches will be used to perform the analysis, such as, participatory diagnoses, socioeconomic assessment and territorial modeling. The expected results seek to provide subsidies for public policy planning and for related public management processes in agrarian reform settlements, considering the AFS effectiveness and continuity, in addition to strengthening positive social, economic and environmental impacts. The research will examine the production, processing, and marketing of the products generated in the AFS and the support public policies. In parallel, a socioeconomic impact analysis and potential expansion scenarios of the AFS in rural settlements of São Palo state will be constructed based on statistical modeling, which will consider the biophysical and agroecological features of the settlements, as well as sociocultural and potential consumer markets issues. The research structure is conceived with the support of theoretical concepts of agriculture multifunctionality, agroecology, food sovereignty and short marketing circuits, offering reflection elements to promote and improve relevant public policies for sustainable development of the agrarian reform settlements. (AU)