Diagnóstico socioeconômico de agricultores familiares beneficiários do projeto Dom Hélder Câmara no período compreendido entre 2018 e 2021 no município de Picuí-PB

Abstract

The purpose of this work was to assess the socioeconomic conditions and theperformance of beneficiaries of resources from the Dom Helder Câmara Project, in the municipality of Picuí, in the state of Paraíba, in the period between 2018 and 2021. The diagnosis of the families was carried out in Picuí, a municipality located in the Mesoregion of Borborema, Microregion of Seridó Oriental Paraibano, in the State of Paraíba. The survey of information was carried out using the participatory method, having as a research instrument the semi-structured interview guided by a questionnaire used in the Dom Helder Project. According to Verdejo (2006), The result of this diagnosis constitutes an orientation, not a rigid guide, since each diagnosis represents a stage of reconstruction of the accumulated knowledge and an exercise of listening, observation and synthesis, serving as encouragement of critical and personal reflection. The methodological tools are able to identify, analyze and visualize the current scenario of a group and make it organized and strengthened, contributing to the elaboration of strategic lines of development, to the definition of public policies, action programs and projects. In the municipality of Picuí, 49 families were included in the Project, which met the requested prerequisites, and signed an adhesion term, and of these, due to limited resources, only 20 families were covered. After the results of the research, the feeling on the part of the contemplated families that access to the Project enabled changes in their lives not only in the economic aspect, but also in other dimensions of social life.