Agricultural and food systems of rural families: analysis of familiar multilocalization in western Santa Catarina

Sistemas agrícolas e alimentares de famílias rurais: análise da multilocalização familiar na região Oeste de Santa Catarina

Authors

  • Ademir Antonio Cazella Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC) – Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brasil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4457-4853
  • Clóvis Dorigon Empresa de Pesquisa Agropecuária e Extensão Rural de Santa Catarina (Embrapa/SC) – Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brasil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1555-2209
  • Cristiano Nunes Nesi Empresa de Pesquisa Agropecuária e Extensão Rural de Santa Catarina (Epagri/SC) – Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brasil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8642-3236
  • Ludivine Eloy Universidade de Brasília (UnB) – Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brasil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6899-1993

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36920/esa-v28n1-2

Abstract

The migration of family farmers to urban zones is usually analyzed in terms of rural exodus. This article uses the notion of multilocational families to discuss various flows of resources (food, finance and labor) among farm family members who remain on or live off-farm. Forty-nine farm families in western Santa Catarina were studied, chosen to contemplate the socioeconomic diversity of regional family farming. Among the main results it was found that half of these families are multi-locational and that farms inserted in competitive markets are more multi-located than those with less integration to these markets and lower income. The main resource exchanged is food from the farm sent to those who reside offsite, reinforcing the importance of production for self-consumption both for those who remain and for those who migrate, but who live close to and maintain ties with the family farm.
Keywords: agroindustry; self-consumption; rural poverty.

CAZELLA, Ademir Antonio; DORIGON, Clóvis; NESI, Cristiano Nunes; ELOY, Ludivine. Sistemas agrícolas e alimentares de famílias rurais: análise da multilocalização familiar na região Oeste de Santa Catarina. Estudos Sociedade e Agricultura, v. 28, n. 1, p. 21-47, fev. 2020.

Submitted on November 28, 2019.
Accepted on December 20, 2019.

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Author Biographies

  • Ademir Antonio Cazella, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC) – Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brasil

    PhD in Territorial Planning from the Center d'Etudes Supérieures d'Aménagement - Tours / France. Full professor at the Graduate Program in Agroecosystems of the Federal University of Santa Catarina (PGA / UFSC).
    E-mail: ademir.cazella@ufsc.br
    https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4457-4853
    http://lattes.cnpq.br/1554883540420315

  • Clóvis Dorigon, Empresa de Pesquisa Agropecuária e Extensão Rural de Santa Catarina (Embrapa/SC) – Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brasil

    PhD in Production Engineering from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) and sandwich doctorate from the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) in Paris. Researcher at the Agricultural Research and Rural Extension Company of Santa Catarina / Family Agriculture Research Center (Epagri / Cepaf).
    E-mail: cdorigon@epagri.sc.gov.br
    https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1555-2209
    http://lattes.cnpq.br/9943475045505633

  • Cristiano Nunes Nesi, Empresa de Pesquisa Agropecuária e Extensão Rural de Santa Catarina (Epagri/SC) – Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brasil

    PhD in Agronomy (Plant Production) from the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR). Adjunct Professor and Faculty Member of the Graduate Program in Sanitation and Animal Production of the University of Western Santa Catarina (UNOESC). Researcher at the Research Company Farming and Rural Extension of Santa Catarina / Family Farming Research Center (Epagri / Cepaf).
    E-mail: cristiano@epagri.sc.gov.br
    https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8642-3236
    http://lattes.cnpq.br/1995167158037657

  • Ludivine Eloy, Universidade de Brasília (UnB) – Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brasil

    PhD in Geography from the Sorbonne Nouvelle – Institut des hautes études de l'Amérique latine. Researcher at the Center National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR 5281 ART-Dev, Montpellier, France. Visiting professor at the Center for Sustainable Development at the University of Brasilia (UnB).
    E-mail: ludivine.eloy@univ-montp3.fr
    https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6899-1993
    http://lattes.cnpq.br/0040545280066912

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Published

2020-02-01

Issue

Vol. 28 No. 1: Estudos Sociedade e Agricultura (February to May 2020)

Section

Thematic Section "Agribusiness, Logistics Infrastructure and Land Dynamics in the Amazon"

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