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Abstract
The PRONAF (Programa Nacional de Fortalecimento da
Agricultura Familiar) creation defines a unique moment regarding
state intervention in Brazilian agriculture. Despite enhancements and
covering ampliation this program still show ambiguity related even
with its benefited public or its essential objectives. Regarding official
rethoric productive orientation is mixed with more general goals like job
creation, social inclusion, and territorial development. This paper tries
to analyze PRONAF considering recent research carried out in the state
of Rio Grande do Sul/Brazil, which was an agreement between IICA
(Inter American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture) and Brazilian
Government to create an action monitoring system and evaluate their
impacts. Final data indicates strong evidences of social differentiation
among family farmers.