Ambiguidade de referenciais tecnológicos da ação pública no meio rural: agricultura familiar e limites à sustentabilidade

The article analyzes the specific public policies of rural credit and agricultural insurance for family farms, it aims to check their compatibility with two distinct technological paradigms: productivist and agroecological. On methodology, a case study was conducted at the extreme western region of Santa Catarina. The data survey was composed by interviews with 37 family farmers and 21 local operators of public policies. This region is characterized by the presence of a family farm socioeconomic dynamics. The analysis reveals a duality in public action. In one hand, policies to agroecology were created. In other hand, the operation of those public policies analyzed, prioritizes the increasing productivity of family farming units with high dependence on external inputs, while disregards the profitability per area and the enhancement of local resources. We conclude that public action has limited the adoption of agroecology as a technological paradigm