Ater para atingidos por barragens em tempos de pandemia: abordagens e perspectivas a partir de experiência piloto no Ceará

Abstract

The Technical Assistance and Rural Extension (Ater) Policies in Brazil have undergone several modifications over time, nevertheless, they remain important mechanisms to promote sustainable rural development and to encourage family farmers' access to other public policies. In this scenario, considering the diverse universe of family farming in the country, the peasant populations affected by dams are the social subjects that inhabit the Brazilian countryside. These populations have historically remained on the margins of various social policies. However, considering the impacts caused by the process of compulsory displacement to which they are subjected, it is understood that Ater can be an important mechanism to contribute to the process of reconstructing the socio-productive dynamics of these families in their new places of residence. That said, the present work aims to describe an experience of implementing a pilot project for Ater in resettlements affected by dams in the state of Ceará, in order to explore the potentialities, approaches used, perspectives and challenges, accentuated by the period of social isolation resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. A descriptive and exploratory methodology was used, with a focus on qualitative analysis. Thus, it was identified that experiences of this kind are still scarce at the national level, and that the analyzed reality points to the importance of Ater's policies as part of the process of guaranteeing rights and social compensation for families affected by dams, being a tool fundamental for the reterritorialization of these populations.