Analysis of Family Farming From The Perspective of

Result of Service
It is expected that the results of the study will contribute to the improvement of public policies and increase institutional capacity to formulate proposals to strengthen the role of family farming in the economy and in food production in light of the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals.
Work Location
Brasília
Expected duration
240 Days
**Responsibilities**:
Science and technology play a key role in the development of world economies, with an increasingly accentuated incorporation of innovations in all sectors of the economy. The digitization of society has accelerated, especially with the COVID-19 pandemic, which intensified the use of digital technologies in various activities, such as studies, work, financial services, government, etc.
With agro 4.0 there is this risk again, if policies are not directed to the different strata of rural producers, regions, and products. Observing the demands of this group and seeking to reconcile new technologies or even stimulate the adaptation of certain technologies to their demands is essential so that the gap among the different groups does not increase. And, in addition, innovations are needed to meet the needs of this group, which contributes so much to national agricultural production.
On the other hand, as in the case of 2.0 technologies, the question is asked why the adoption of technologies is not uniform from the standpoint of adoption by producers? Why do some producers, even family farmers, adopt technologies and others delay this adoption? Only by understanding the needs and demands of a certain group is it possible to design adequate public policies that consider their different technical, social and economic configurations.
The objective of this work is not to affirm that family farming is less important than some studies suggest, but to bring to light the various studies on the participation of family farming in Brazilian agricultural production and to discuss that, regardless of its position, family farming is more important to society than its added value. It is necessary to consider the type of product that family farming produces, which tend to be healthier for the population, as well as the impact it has on poorer regions, generating employment and income in many locations.
- In this way, studying and analyzing Brazilian family farming contributes to the accomplishment of IPEA's mission of providing technical and institutional support to government actions for the formulation of public policies and Brazilian development programs.
And both proposed studies are in accordance with one of the guidelines present in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) under the coordination of the United Nations (UN) by 2030 to double agricultural productivity and income of small food producers, particularly women, indigenous peoples, family farmers, pastoralists and fishermen, including through secure and equal access to land, other productive resources and inputs, knowledge, financial services, markets, and non-agricultural value-adding and employment opportunities.
Objectives:
The study aims to:
- Analyze the history of the adoption of technology in the rural sector by family farmers in Latin America;
- Survey the demands of family farming in terms of infrastructure and production technologies and which ones could be used and adapted for this group of producers in Latin America;
- Analyze the barriers for family farmers to adopt technologies in the rural sector and how to reduce inequality in this sector in Latin America by using new technologies;
- Analyze the various contributions on the role of family farming in Brazilian agricultural production;
- Survey the role of family farming for a given set of products, producers and regions;
- Discuss the role of family farming for the Brazilian economy in a broad way, not only in terms of the added value of production, but also in terms of the positive impacts of a regional and social nature, along with effects on food supplies.
Qualifications/special skills
Academic Qualifications: doctorate in economics.
Experience: - minimum of 3 years in research and teaching in agriculture, rural development, family farming, agricultural production chains, technological innovation in agriculture and/or related areas.
- publication related to the consultancy topic.
Language: a) Fluency in Portuguese;
b) Intermediate English.
Additional Information
Outputs/ Works Assignment:
Product 1 - Technical document containing the bibliography survey on technology adoption by family farmers in Latin America..To be submitted 60 days after start date.
Product 2 - Technical document containing a survey of the main needs of family farming in terms of infrastructure for production and 4.0 technologies that can be used by this group in Latin America. To be submitted 90 days after start
Product 3 - Final report with the consolidation of studies on the adoption of technologies by family farming and the

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