COMMUNITY TIES AND INSTITUTIONS
SOCIAL CAPITAL, PUBLIC POLICIES, AND FOOD SECURITY IN THE AGROFORESTRY SETTLEMENTS OF RIO BRANCO, ACRE
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.26767/colquio.23.4438Keywords:
Social Capital, Food Security, Family Farming, Local Development, Public PoliciesAbstract
Agroforestry settlements constitute a public policy initiative aimed at supporting the permanence and social reproduction of farming families in the peri-urban areas of Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil. This study analyzes how different dimensions of social capital, expressed through community ties and forms of collective action, relate to the food security conditions of families living in the Custódio Freire and Wilson Pinheiro agroforestry settlements, while also considering the productive, economic, and institutional factors that shape this relationship. This is an exploratory and descriptive comparative case study employing both quantitative and qualitative approaches. The purposive sample consisted of 25 families, nine from the Custódio Freire settlement and sixteen from the Wilson Pinheiro settlement. Data were collected using an adapted version of the Integrated Questionnaire for the Measurement of Social Capital (SC-IQ), the Brazilian Food Insecurity Scale (EBIA), and semi-structured interviews. The results indicate the coexistence of solidarity practices and willingness to cooperate with low institutional trust, discontinuous participation in local associations, and difficulties in collective organization. Food security was also found to be associated with a broader set of conditions, including income, food production for household consumption, productive diversity, infrastructure, technical assistance, and access to public policies. The study concludes that social capital constitutes a relevant resource for building collective capacities, but its mobilization depends on material and institutional conditions capable of transforming community ties into lasting strategies for local development and addressing food-related vulnerabilities.
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