FRAGILE GAINS? THE LEGACY OF WORLD BANK–FINANCED RURAL EXTENSION PROGRAMS

Andre de camargo Macedo; Ricardo Borsatto; Vanilde Esquerdo; Suresh Chandra Babu

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DOI

10.29327/9786527226680.1448410

Título do Trabalho

FRAGILE GAINS? THE LEGACY OF WORLD BANK–FINANCED RURAL EXTENSION PROGRAMS

Autores

Andre de camargo Macedo
Ricardo Borsatto
Vanilde Esquerdo
Suresh Chandra Babu

Modalidade

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

Área temática

IRSA 33 - Knowledge Management, Extension Services, and Agri-Food Innovation

Data de Publicação

06/08/2026

País da Publicação

Brasil

Idioma da Publicação

pt-BR

Página do Trabalho

https://www.even3.com.br/anais/sober-irsa2026/1448410-fragile-gains-the-legacy-of-world-bankfinanced-rural-extension-programs

ISBN

978-65-272-2668-0

Palavras-Chave

Rural development, kaleidoscope model, public policy, public rural extension, multilateral organizations

Resumo

This study examines the policy change process induced by World Bank-financed rural extension programs in São Paulo state, Brazil, analyzing how these projects totaling US$ 250 million transformed the state's public rural extension system between 2000 and 2018. Using the Kaleidoscope Model as an analytical framework, we conducted a qualitative case study combining documentary analysis of 15 documents and semi-structured interviews with six key actors involved in program design, implementation, and evaluation. Our findings demonstrate that these programs successfully catalyzed sequential paradigmatic shifts in rural extension approaches. The Microbacias I (2000-2008) transformed Coordenadoria de Assistência Técnica Integral (CATI)—the state-level public rural extension agency—from a crop-specific, productivist approach to one centered on sustainable development and participatory methodologies. The Microbacias II (2009-2018) further shifted this trajectory toward market-oriented frameworks emphasizing competitiveness and value chain integration. However, our analysis reveals a fundamental paradox: successful implementation created structural dependency rather than institutional autonomy. Despite internalizing new approaches, CATI proved unable to sustain rural extension services through state resources alone. After World Bank financing ended, the agency faced severe operational contraction. These findings demonstrate that in contexts of chronic resource scarcity, multilateral partnerships can revitalize public extension services but simultaneously create dependencies that challenge long-term sustainability and institutional sovereignty.

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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MACEDO, Andre de camargo et al.. FRAGILE GAINS? THE LEGACY OF WORLD BANK–FINANCED RURAL EXTENSION PROGRAMS.. 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-irsa2026/1448410-FRAGILE-GAINS-THE-LEGACY-OF-WORLD-BANKFINANCED-RURAL-EXTENSION-PROGRAMS. Acesso em: 25/09/2026