A Heterogeneidade e suas Implicações para as Políticas Públicas no Rural Brasileiro¹

This article is a fast review on the heterogeneity of Brazilian agriculture debate. It was demonstrated that this is a historically verified condition in our rural areas and can be found in other agricultural sectors, more technical or more labor intensive. Beyond the heterogeneity, public policy must turn its attention to reducing inequalities that have their causes related to differential access to factors of production and the low capacity of the producers to obtain net gains from their holdings. It is recommended the adoption of simple actions related to technical assistance, extension, credit to produce and trade.

Agricultural policy; rural development; heterogeneity.