Política agrícola e produção integrada

Abstract

Integrated agriculture is a federal government public policy, coordinated by the Agriculture Ministry, Livestock and Supply - MAPA, aims to raise standards of quality and competitiveness of Brazilian agricultural products, allowing the small farmers parti cipate in the market. It aims to achieve safe food with high quality, produced under the social responsibility principles and less harmful to the environment. In this context this paper will discuss whether this policy is really an emancipatory politics, and if it reaches the social function principle.