O Programa de Produção Sustentável de Óleo de Palma (PSOP) e o campesinato amazônico: o caso do município do Acará/PA

Abstract

In the state of Pará, the palm culture has shown high annual growth rates from 1990 to 2012 the state has achieved an average annual production growth rate of 5%. This expansion of palm oil in the Amazon is due to the Federal Sustainable Production Program of Oil Palm (PSOP), created to foster and direct the production of palm oil in the region. Given the importance that the peasantry has and the expansion of palm oil in the region, aims to evaluate the impact that the PSOP is causing the Trajectory Camponesa.T1 the municipality of Acará and if, perchance, resulted in a change in the peculiar logic of productive local farmer. As a result the research concludes that there is evidence that the PSOP may impact the technological trajectory of Acará county T1, promoting a process of replacing the activities developed by the peasant. The lack of official data and studies related to the evaluation of PSOP impacts highlight the need for studies of this theme as a way to support the most appropriate public policy development to the Amazon region.