Conflicts between peasantry and agribusiness in Brazil: 2015-2016 crop-plans

As a result of the colonization process to which it was submitted and the persistence of structural inequalities, recently sharpened by the expansion of free-market relations, the Brazilian countryside has become characterized by a duality between a highly mechanized industry that produces thousands of tons of commodities and a large number of farmers who are in extreme poverty. This paper discusses the conflict that takes place between the peasantry and agribusiness in Brazil by contrasting the two development models for the countryside. Initially a theoretical reading of peasantry and agribusiness in the capitalist mode of production is performed, emphasising how both generate different social relations. With the results, an analysis is carried out of the materiality of this dispute within the Federal Government and its ministries. For this the 2015-2016 biennium crop-plans for the peasantry and agribusiness are analyzed. It is noted that agribusiness has received an investment much larger than the peasantry; however, its array of ventures are focused mainly on the economic dimension of agricultural production at the expense of social and environmental concerns. We conclude that the Brazilian Federal Government has given priority to food production for export rather than for domestic supply, which puts at risk the food security of its population.

• Autor principal: Barbosa Junior, Ricardo Cesar (author)
• Outros Autores: Coca, Estevan Leopoldo de Freitas (author)
• Formato: article
• Idioma: spa
• Publicado em: 2015
• Assuntos: conflitos territoriais; campesinato; agronegócio; Brasil; plano-safra; territorial conflicts; peasantry; agribusiness; Brazil; plan crop
• Acesso em linha: https://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/eutopia/article/view/1828