An essay on Paraná state’s rural families based on 1992, 1998, 2005 and 2007 pnad surveys

Authors

  • Angelita Bazotti Instituto Parananense de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social - IPARDES
  • Louise Ronconi de Nazareno Instituto Parananense de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social - IPARDES
  • Anael Pinheiro de Ulhôa Cintra Instituto Parananense de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social - IPARDES

Keywords:

Family agriculture, Agricultural ocupations, Production, Consumption

Abstract

The present article is a preliminary analysis of rural families in The State of Paraná, in which is explored themes related to family agriculture occupations and other issues, such as production for self-consumption. Data from PNAD‘s (1992, 1998, 2005 and 2007) are used to discuss changes and trends of rural occupations. From the data, a relative stability of rural occupations is observed in family agriculture universe. The agricultural families (self employed and employer) has a diversified production. Therefore, it is confirmed, for in the periods analyzed, a traditional feature of this kind of activity – the changeability of production. Additionally, an increase in pluriactivity among families is found in estimation of year 2007, which indicates for a trend to be effectively followed by families in rural context. In another perspective, agricultural families producing for self consumption are old aged: predominantly female, depending heavily on social security programs, and growing vegetables as their main production.

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Author Biographies

Angelita Bazotti, Instituto Parananense de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social - IPARDES

Mestre em Sociologia pela Universidade Federal do Paraná e técnica do Núcleo de Socioeconomia Rural do IPARDES

Louise Ronconi de Nazareno, Instituto Parananense de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social - IPARDES

Mestre em Ciência Política Universidade de São Paulo (USP) e técnica do Núcleo  de Estudos Populacionais e Sociais do IPARDES.

Anael Pinheiro de Ulhôa Cintra, Instituto Parananense de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social - IPARDES

Mestre e Doutorando em Sociologia pela Universidade Federal do Paraná e técnico do Núcleo de Estudos Populacionais e Sociais do IPARDES.

Published

2012-01-23

How to Cite

Bazotti, A., Nazareno, L. R. de, & Cintra, A. P. de U. (2012). An essay on Paraná state’s rural families based on 1992, 1998, 2005 and 2007 pnad surveys. Revista Paranaense De Desenvolvimento - RPD, (117), 123–145. Retrieved from https://ipardes.emnuvens.com.br/revistaparanaense/article/view/74