Banca de DEFESA: ELISANGELA TRZECIAK

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STUDENT : ELISANGELA TRZECIAK
DATE: 27/06/2025
TIME: 14:00
LOCAL: Auditório da Faculdade de Engenharia Florestal - UFPA Campus Altamira
TITLE:

RURAL FAMILY SUCCESSION IN TRANSAMAZÔNICA: THE CASE OF COCOA GROWING

KEY WORDS:

Family farming, Socioeconomic analysis, Rural youth, Amazon

PAGES: 101
BIG AREA: Ciências Agrárias
AREA: Agronomia
SUBÁREA: Extensão Rural
SUMMARY:

Rural succession is essential for the continuity and social reproduction of family farming, involving not only the transfer of assets but also the intergenerational transmission of land ownership, management, knowledge, and cultural identity. However, this process faces significant challenges, including youth migration, lack of specific public policies, intergenerational communication gaps, and the weakening of rural ties. This study examines the perceptions of cocoa producers regarding family succession processes in the Transamazônica region of Pará, Brazil—an area where cocoa farming plays a strategic role in both the local and national economy. Based on data collected from 370 producers across the municipalities of Altamira, Brasil Novo, Medicilândia, Uruará, and Senador José Porfírio, the research was conducted by the Amazon Environmental Research Institute (IPAM) as part of the project Sustainable Value Chains in the State of Pará: Quality Information for an Inclusive and Low-Carbon Economy, funded by the French Development Agency (AFD). The findings indicate that succession often occurs informally and without planning, within a context marked by aging farmers, land fragmentation, and uncertainty about the younger generation’s ability to manage production units. Youth participation in strategic decision-making remains limited, and women are still rarely acknowledged as legitimate heirs. Despite these barriers, cocoa farming has proven appealing to rural youth, contributing to their permanence in the countryside and enabling the development of autonomous productive pathways. The study underscores the need for integrated public policies that support rural youth and promote gender equality through technical training, access to credit, specialized extension services, and the strengthening of rural identity as key strategies to ensure the sustainability of family farming in the region.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Externa à Instituição - ALCIONE SOUSA DE MENESES - UFPA
Externa à Instituição - LAILA MAYARA DREBES - UNIFESSPA
Presidente - 1743866 - MARCOS ANTONIO SOUZA DOS SANTOS
Externo à Instituição - MIQUÉIAS FREITAS CALVI - UFPA