Assistência técnica para o desenvolvimento rural: o caso do território rural Campos e Lagos – MA

Abstract

In a constant process of change, the concept of technical assistance undergoes several transformations over time. We question whether it should be configured in different ways from each agency that executes it.Should the technical assistance carried out by the government be different? This issue guided the work that sought actions, structure and know how was the technical assistance available for family agriculture .In this work, we established as main objective of the research: to analyze the main policies of technical assistance, instituted by the public power in the Territory R ural Campos and Lagos - MA. Specifically, weanalyze the services of technical assistance and rural extension, as well as the performance of the bodies responsible for the execution in the Territory R ural Campos e Lagos. Evidenci masters the technical fall in the context of technical and production improvements, while contributing to the communication and representative process established between the production rural producers. On the part of the State Agency of Agricultural Research and Rural Extension of Maranhão (AGERP) we realize that they participate in the implementation of education actions seeking the loyalty of farmers, promoting their economic development and quality of life. Analis masters also, the action of the local government in an attempt to provide assistance to rural areas of their municipalities. Therefore, we have encounteredseveral mismatches in the "policy" of technical assistance in ruralareasin the Territory. First, we identify the technical assi stência had their success in some areas, trainings were conducted, projects and monitoring for release of the same. Some problems such as the lack of technicians and the discontinuity of the program were observed by those in need of assistance in the field.