Contours and challenges of produtiva diversification in areas of cultivation of tobacco among rural youth in state territory

Authors

  • Alessandra Troian Universidade Federal do Pampa.
  • Cláudio Becker Universidade Estadual do Rio Grande do Sul

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17058/redes.v22i2.6414

Keywords:

Rural youth. Tobacco. Diversification. Family farming. Rural development.

Abstract

The tobacco production and productive diversification have gained ground and generated controversy in the contemporary challenges of rural development. In this sense, the article aims, from the reality of two cities in the state, the Tiger Brook and São Lourenço do Sul, to analyze the perception of young farmers dedicated to the production of tobacco, about the conditions and the future of their socio-productive activities in rural areas. The data that supported the study come from interviews with rural youth in both empirical universes cited. It was found that the diversification of actions show up inconsistent on the material and symbolic roots of tobacco production in old and new areas of cultivation. Despite the tobacco not project unique life among rural youth surveyed, reduced the portfolio of other options combined with the absence of specific public policies for this audience, ultimately determine the continuity of those in tobacco production.

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Author Biographies

  • Alessandra Troian, Universidade Federal do Pampa.
    Graduação em Desenvolvimento Rural e Gestão Agroindustrial (UERGS), mestre em Extensão Rural (UFSM), doutora em Desenvolvimento Rural (UFRGS). Professora Adjunta na Universidade Federal do Pampa, campus Santana do Livramento.
  • Cláudio Becker, Universidade Estadual do Rio Grande do Sul
    Professor Adjunto de Agroecologia da Universidade Estadual do Rio Grande do Sul, Unidade de Santana do Livramento. Doutor em Agronomia pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Sistemas de Produção Agrícola Familiar e Mestre em Ciências pelo referido programa na linha de pesquisa em Desenvolvimento Rural Sustentável. Graduado em Agronomia pela FAEM-UFPel.

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Published

2017-04-30

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 2 (2017): Agroecologia

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How to Cite

Contours and challenges of produtiva diversification in areas of cultivation of tobacco among rural youth in state territory. (2017). Redes , 22(2), 401-417. https://doi.org/10.17058/redes.v22i2.6414