Título:	Farmer's organizations and acess to innovations: pathways of socioeconomic change in Massaroca, Bahia State, Brazil.
Autor:	SABOURIN, E. TONNEAU, J. P. CARON, P.
Afiliación:	ERIC SABOURIN, Consultor CIRAD/CPATSA; JEAN PHILIPPE TONNEAU, Consultor CIRAD/CPATSA; PATRICK CARON, Consultor CIRAD/CPATSA.
Año:	1996
Referencia:	In: INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON SUSTAINABLE FARMING SYSTEMS, 14., 1996, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Proceedings... Colombo, Sri Lanka: Asian Farming Systems Association, 1996.
Descripción:	This paper focuses on the recent development of smallholders' communities in the Massaroca region of Nordeste, Braziil. The socieconomic impact of extension service interventions and organizational responses of smallholders are discussed. The results of local development projects have highighted some collective benefits for rural communities, i.e. self-reliance, official representation, and access to equpiment; however, they have also revealed an increase in social differentiation amongsst farmers, based on rural credit politics and market integration. The main beneficiaries of these proects are leaders of farmers' organizations, through their empowerment, by which they also try to obtain benefits for their parents and friends in an often biased manner. Criticism of this situation and resulting social conflicts have prompted protest reactions within rural communities. especially form women and young people, with the support of extension agents.
Thesagro:	Desenvolvimento Rural Pequeno Produtor Sistema de Produção Tecnologia
NAL Thesaurus:	farming systems rural development technology
Palabras clave:	Bahia Massaroca Small farmers
Tipo de Material:	Artigo em anais e proceedings
Acceso:	openAccess
Aparece en las colecciones:	Artigo em anais de congresso (CPATSA)