Production systems, level of social reproduction and strategies for family farming in the municipality of Independencia, RS/Sistemas de producao, nivel de reproducao social e estrategias para a agricultura familiar no municipio de lndependencia, RS

The main objectives of this work were to study agriculture in the municipality of Independencia, RS, regarding historical evolution, agroecological zoning, production systems, level of social reproduction and development strategies. Data were obtained through interviews with thirty-five farmers in the second half of 2017 and first half of 2018 and the use of thematic maps and statistical data. Agriculture evolved from colonization, modernization, crisis in grain production, to development, at the turn of the millennium. Ten types of production systems and three emerging case studies were identified. Employer systems and intensive family farmers have high levels of income and intensive use of technology. However, family systems predominate. Among these, two systems and a case reach the level of social reproduction, a monthly minimum wage per unit of work. However, two types and a case do not reach this level. Animal traction is also used in a type of grain production and in a case study. From this, it was concluded that public policies should prioritize types and case studies that do not reach the level of social reproduction, under pain of abandoning their agricultural activities. Keywords: Agrarian Systems; Sustainability; Exclusion of Farmers. Estudou-se a agricultura do municipio de Independencia, RS, quanto a evolucao historica, zoneamento agroecologico, sistemas de producao, nivel de reproducao social e estrategias de desenvolvimento. Os dados foram obtidos atraves de entrevistas realizadas junto a trinta e cinco agricultores no segundo semestre de 2017 e primeiro semestre de 2018 e do uso de mapas tematicos e dados estatisticos. A agricultura evoluiu da colonizacao, modernizacao, crise na producao de graos, para desenvolvimento, na virada do milenio. Identificaram-se dez tipos de sistemas de producao e tres estudos de casos. Os sistemas patronais e agricultores familiares intensivos possuem elevados niveis de renda e uso intensivo de tecnologia. No entanto, predominam sistemas familiares. Entre eles, dois sistemas e um caso atingem o nivel de reproducao social, um salario minimo mensal por unidade de trabalho. Porem, dois tipos e um estudo de caso nao atingem este nivel. Utiliza-se, ainda, tracao animal em um tipo e um estudo de caso. Conclui-se que as politicas publicas deveriam priorizar os tipos e casos que nao atingem o nivel de reproducao social, sob pena de abandonarem suas atividades agricolas. Palavras-chave: Desenvolvimento rural; Comunidade