Análise da linha de crédito do PRONAF no nordeste no período entre 2016 a 2020

Abstract

The rural credit subsidy in Brazil has undergone several changes over the decades and until today represents the main form of financing for the development of the agricultural sector. One of the important sectors that most need this type of public policy is the family farming sector, which covers a considerable number of agricultural establishments and rural workers in the country. The National Program for Strengthening Family Agriculture (Pronaf) is intended to finance credit for this sector. This program is of great importance in the Northeast region, where there is a significant participation of family farming in the agricultural production of the region. Therefore, this study was carried out with the objective of discussing the behavior of the number of contracts and credit provided for financing the National Program for Strengthening Family Agriculture (Pronaf) for the 9 Federation Units (UFs) in the northeast region in the period of 2016 to 2020. The data and descriptive statistics of the variables were analyzed using information from the Central Bank of Brazil (BCB), the results indicate a gradual evolution rate in the financed credit values, however, it presents a wide dispersion of financing values between the northeastern states. It is concluded, then, the program imposes a significant inequality between the federative units of the region, which partially compromises the proposed objective of the program to promote rural development and the reduction of inequality, therefore, the program needs to be readapted.