Tecnologias sociais: um estudo sobre os impactos econômicos de segurança alimentar das famílias do P1+2 na Comunidade de Vertente

Abstract

This dissertation presents a qualitative evaluation of the One Land and Two Waters Program (P1+2), from the perspective of the productive cistern, implemented in the Vertente Community, located in the municipality of Serrinha, Bahia, Brazil, between 2012 and 2016. Grounded in the theoretical framework of Social Technologies and their implications for household income and food security, the research aims to assess the economic and nutritional impacts resulting from the construction of production cisterns on the lives of 22 families benefited by the program. The specific objectives are to understand how the production cisterns contributed to the social transformation of these families and to identify, within the productive units, strategies that promote socio-productive inclusion and collective experiences capable of fostering selfmanagement processes. The methodological approach involved bibliographic research, document analysis, and fieldwork, including focus group discussions and the application of a semi-structured questionnaire. The results indicate that the selection criteria adopted for choosing the beneficiary families were insufficient to ensure satisfactory outcomes in terms of productivity and income generation. It was also found that the implementation of production cisterns, by itself, does not guarantee long-term sustainability, as evidenced by the challenges still faced by local residents. It is concluded that the sustainability of public policies in rural areas requires the integration of continuous strategies tailored to the socioeconomic reality of the beneficiary families, in order to strengthen food security and income generation in the Vertente Community.