O PRONAF e os impactos na qualidade de vida: O caso do município de Tejuçuoca - Ce

Abstract

The National Program to Strengthes Family Agriculture (PRONAF) aims to promote the sustainable development of rural sector composed of farmers to provide increased productive capacity, employment generation, increase income and consequently contribute to improving the quality life. Through primary data, this study aimed to evaluate the effects of PRONAF B quality of life of beneficiaries in the municipality of Tejeçuoca – Ce. To this end, the study used indicators such as housing, sanitation, health, education, durable goods, income, transportation, food, comunication and leisure. Were used in the study analyzes descriptive, tabular and Student-t test. The change in standard of living of beneficiaries from the implementation of the Program was measured by constructing an Index of Quality of Life (IQV). The indicators that contributed most to improving the quality of life were sanitation, durable goods, transportation and meals. In contrast, the participation indicator leisure is small but statistically significant. At the intermediate level of contribution, are the indicators of housing condition, income and communication. The statistical test showed that on average the indicators increased after PRONAF, but for health and education indicators, it can be said that there was no significant difference after the Program. The PRONAF promoted an increase in quality of life of beneficiaries and contributed to the change of low to medium level of quality of life. However, it is suggested the use of new strategies that allow better guidance and monitoring of credit. Moreover, it is suggested that a training and awareness of the credit borrowers só that they understand the micro-credit as an instrument of social change.