The potential of family farming to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals in a mining region

Cardoso, Amanda Leão; Singulano, Marisa Alice; Alves, Raquel Lessa; Aguiar, Francieli Pianzola Pereira de; Messias, Maria Cristina Teixeira Braga

doi:10.1590/1809-4422asoc00831vu27L3OA

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Original Article • Ambient. soc. 27 • 2024 • https://doi.org/10.1590/1809-4422asoc00831vu27L3OA linkcopy

The potential of family farming to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals in a mining region

Potencial de la agricultura familiar para alcanzar los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible en una región minera

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Abstract

This article addresses the potential of family farming to reach the Sustainable Development Goals. Based on data from the Agricultural Census for the municipality of Mariana, in the Iron Quadrangle (Quadrilátero Ferrífero) region of Minas Gerais, an analytical and evaluation model for the fulfillment of sustainability goals was created using indicators referring to the characteristics of production and family farmers. Our study is based on the conception of donut economy and sustainability, aiming to contribute to the debate on the need to overcome the extractive and predatory development model represented by mining. The results indicate the potential of agroecologically-based family farming for the fulfillment of sustainability goals, as well as pointing out challenges to be overcome, through public policies and social organization to promote a new development model in mining regions.

Keywords:
Circular Economy; Family Farming; Quadrilátero Ferrífero; Sustainable Development; Sustainability Indicators

Variables	Indicators
8	I.2.1
9; 10	I.2.2
1	I.2.3
7	I.2.4
6; 11	I.2.5
5	I.2.6
4	I.4.1
2	I.5.1
3	I.8.1

SDGs	National indicators	Code	Local indicators	%
2 - Zero hunger and sustainable agriculture	2.4.1 - Proportion of agricultural area under productive and sustainable agriculture	I.2.1	% of family farmers who do not use pesticides.	97.44
		I.2.3	% of rural Family Farming establishments.	69.50
		I.2.4	% of family farmers who use organic farming.	18.50
		I.2.5	% of family farmers who use management techniques capable of reconciling agricultural production with the conservation of natural resources.	46.7
	2.1.2 - Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity.	I.2.2	% of family farmers who use their production for self-sufficiency.	39.8
	2.3.2 - Average income of small food producers (by category).	I.2.6	% of family farmers who earn more from agricultural activities than from off-establishment activities.	29.08
4 - High quality education	4.5.1 - Rural/urban (educational) parity ratios (among other categories)	I.4.1	% of family farmers who run agricultural establishments and have at least primary education.	44
5 - Gender equality	5.a.1 - (b) proportion of women among owners and holders of agricultural land rights, by type of ownership.	I.5.1	% of female family farmers who run agricultural establishments.	20.66
8 - Decent work and economic growth	8.6.1 - Percentage of young people (aged 15-24) who are not in the labor force (employed and unemployed), are not students and are not in job training.	I.8.1	% of family farmers who run agricultural establishments and are under 25 years old.	1.53

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