PUBLIC POLICIES AND THE DIVERSIFICATION OF FAMILY FARMING: THE ROLE OF THE BIODIESEL PROGRAM IN THE PERFORMATIVITY OF FAMILY FARMING STYLES

MARIA ELZA SOARES DA SILVA; Marilia Ramos

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DOI

10.29327/9786527226680.1442051

Título do Trabalho

PUBLIC POLICIES AND THE DIVERSIFICATION OF FAMILY FARMING: THE ROLE OF THE BIODIESEL PROGRAM IN THE PERFORMATIVITY OF FAMILY FARMING STYLES

Autores

MARIA ELZA SOARES DA SILVA
Marilia Ramos

Modalidade

IRSA - Congresso Mundial de Sociologia Rural (01/10/2025 a 20/01/2026)

Área temática

IRSA 35 - Public Policies for Family Farming in Latin America and the Caribbean

Data de Publicação

06/08/2026

País da Publicação

Brasil

Idioma da Publicação

pt-BR

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https://www.even3.com.br/anais/sober-irsa2026/1442051-public-policies-and-the-diversification-of-family-farming--the-role-of-the-biodiesel-program-in-the-performativi

ISBN

978-65-272-2668-0

Palavras-Chave

Inequality, Heterogeneity, Regional inequality, Smallholder heterogeneity. Rural poor.

Resumo

This study analyzes the factors that would contribute to the retention of family farmers in the National Program for the Production and Use of Biodiesel (PNPB), and argues that a particular style of family farming (Ploeg, 1990) aligns with the guidelines adopted in the implementation of the biodiesel public policy (Muller; Surel, 2002; Grisa, 2017; McConnell, 2010). The research adopted a quantitative approach (Cano, 2012; Ramos, 2014, 2016), applying a questionnaire to 263 family farmers in the states of Bahia, Piauí, and Rio Grande do Sul. Descriptive analyses, logistic regression, and two-step non-hierarchical cluster analysis were conducted using SPSS software, complemented by qualitative data from field diaries and interviews with actors involved in the implementation of the PNPB. The results revealed three farming styles: 1) vulnerable family farming, characterized by poor productive infrastructure, holdings smaller than five hectares, and reliance on cash transfer programs, whose participation was marked by 100% dropout among those who joined the program, highlighting the PNPB’s inability to promote their socio-productive inclusion; 2) intermediate, economically vulnerable family farming which, despite better infrastructure and income, showed 76% retention in the program; its participation proved fragile and dependent on the commodities market; and 3) more capitalized family farming with strong ties to the commodities market, with 100% retention, standing out for larger production scale, investments in modern infrastructure, and strong market linkages. It is concluded that the PNPB produced asymmetrical outcomes, favoring the retention of more capitalized family farmers and reinforcing existing inequalities within the most vulnerable segment. The performativity of the biodiesel program was oriented by agribusiness logic, deviating from the goal of the productive inclusion of family farming in the North and Northeast regions, thereby enacting the non-recognition of the intrinsic heterogeneity of Brazilian family farming.

Título do Evento: 16th World Congress of Rural Sociology and 64th Congress of the Brazilian Society of Rural Economics, Management and Sociology
Cidade do Evento: Porto Alegre
Título dos Anais do Evento: Anais do 64º Congresso da SOBER e XVI Congresso Mundial de Sociologia Rural (IRSA)
Nome da Editora: Even3
Meio de Divulgação: Meio Digital
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SILVA, MARIA ELZA SOARES DA; RAMOS, Marilia. PUBLIC POLICIES AND THE DIVERSIFICATION OF FAMILY FARMING: THE ROLE OF THE BIODIESEL PROGRAM IN THE PERFORMATIVITY OF FAMILY FARMING STYLES.. In: Anais do 64º Congresso da SOBER e XVI Congresso Mundial de Sociologia Rural (IRSA). Anais...Porto Alegre(RS) UFRGS, 2026. Disponível em: https//www.even3.com.br/anais/sober-irsa2026/1442051-PUBLIC-POLICIES-AND-THE-DIVERSIFICATION-OF-FAMILY-FARMING--THE-ROLE-OF-THE-BIODIESEL-PROGRAM-IN-THE-PERFORMATIVI. Acesso em: 22/09/2026