Território rural de identidade Litoral Norte do Rio Grande do Sul: o caráter inovador de sua constituição e seus desdobramentos

Abstract

This paper analyzes the constitution of the Rural Territory Identity of the North Coast of Rio Grande do Sul, emphasizing the importance of the innovative character of the sociotechnical articulations that supported it. In order to do this, the field information obtained, between August 2013 and April 2016, with social mediators and farming families, through participant observation and semistructured interviews, were analyzed in light of the theoretical approach of Novelty Production. The research shows that the constitution of this territory radiates consequences beyond the socioeconomic reproduction of family farmers, strengthening social bonds and reconnecting them to nature. Still, given the current Brazilian political-economic context and the contingency of public policies aimed at family agriculture, the organizational novelty that configures this territory is evidenced as a constant process of "learning-doing", not being solely the result of a relationship of cause and effect, which thrives merely with the support of the State.