The dairy farming dynamics developed in the agrarian frontier in Eastern
Amazon, especially the municipality of Paragominas, northeastern region of
Pará state, it’s characterized by strong transformations of the natural
environment as the sale of land-use rights, the establishment of pastures and
the strong migratory influence from the southern and Midwest states of the
country. To make the development policy of the Brazilian Amazon integration
possible , the municipality of Paragominas comes up with the construction of
the highway BR -14 , known as the highway Belém- Brasília, bringing
perspectives of road- territorial integration from the Amazon to the other states
of the Federation, providing the Amazon occupation. In recent years, however,
significant changes are occurring in Paragominas related to the family farming
with the implementation of public policies, rescuing the mixed or dairy farming
as an alternative to generate significant and regular income throughout the
year. The family farmers insertion in the dairy production chain introduces a
new marketing logic, and changes to the production systems. These producers
will invest in their production continuously, considering more than a food supply
to their families or as a living savings. The general objective of this Master's
dissertation was to identify and analyze the different ways of dairy production
and its influence to the family farmers’ practices from the municipality of
Paragominas, in the Pará State. This work was developed over the years 2013,
2014 and 2015 using: secondary data analysis; researching primary information
with field surveys and application of questionnaires with semi-structured
questions; preparation of typologies; and retrospective interviews based in the
Moulin Method (2005), which is the study of rural transformation through the
identification and interpretation of technical, economic and social changes
occurred in terms of production systems as in the study area. Based on studies
conducted about dairy farming with farmers from this municipality, it is found a
change caused by these factors in their production systems, leading prospects
of better investment, market insertion and improvement of quality of life. This
change is due to external factors as migration, the dairy production structure,
commercialization of products, and the recent sanitary inspections that occurred
in the city
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