PUBLIC INTERVENTION IN THE AGRI-FOOD SECTOR, PROCAFE-PIAC CASE (2015-2018)

Abstract

Innovations, understood as activities incorporated into a productive system for its improvement, are related to the implementation of agricultural practices that benefited other producers in some variable of interest. Involving producers in their design and implementation represents an opportunity for their development and appropriation. This article analyzed the congruence of the innovations promoted by the Comprehensive Coffee Care Program (PROCAFE-PIAC) using the policy cycle approach. The objective is to identify lessons learned that may be useful in the design and operation of this type of initiatives. The problem and its respective causal complex were contextualized, based on information from articles, internal and official reports from PROCAFE-PIAC. The implementation was examined by identifying the actions reported with the use of the innovation adoption index, implemented by PROCAFE-PIAC. Finally, in the evaluation the results are discussed with indicators related to the objective of PROCAFE-PIAC. The problem and causal complex of PROCAFE-PIAC had as its narrative the drop in production due to the structure of the plantations and the incidence of Rust (Hemileia vastatrix L.), which is why the alternative was aimed at providing advisory services, support in inputs and renewal of coffee plantations. The actions promoted focused on the establishment of nurseries for seedling production, complemented with infrastructure and technological packages. For this reason, PROCAFE-PIAC obtained results related to productive aspects; However, the analysis indicates congruence between the objectives and the actions promoted.