This document summarizes the role of technical assistance and rural extension services in Brazil and the Federal District. It outlines the government agencies that provide these services, including the Ministry of Agriculture and EMATER-DF. EMATER-DF operates local units across the Federal District to provide technical assistance and training to farmers on priority programs like agroecology, vegetable and flower production, and social organization through associations and cooperatives. The document also provides an overview of agriculture and livestock in the Federal District.

1. Secretaria de Agricultura e Desenvolvimento Rural SEAGRI-DF
TECHNICAL ASSISTENCE AND RURAL EXTENSION
IN THE FEDERAL DISTRICT

2. AGRICULTURE AND LIVE STOCK IN BRAZIL – PUBLIC
AGRICULTURE AND LIVE STOCK IN BRAZIL – PUBLIC
SECTOR
SECTOR
FEDERAL
MINISTRY OF GOVERNMENT
AGRICULTURE, FISHING MINISTRY OF AGRARIAN
AND SUPPLY – MAP DEVELOPMENT - MDA
AGRICULT./LIVE STOCK AGRARIAN REORDINANCE
DEFENSE FAMILY AGRICULTURE
RESEARCH TERRITORIAL
AGRICULTURE POLICY DEVELOPMENT
SUPPLY
STATE GOVERNMENT
SECRETARIATS OF AGRICULTURE
RURAL EXTENSION

3. Technical Assistence and Rural Extension- ATER
Public and free of charge
Technical Assistence and Rural
Extension – ATER:
“Informal education service,
continued, in the rural setting,
which promotes management
processes, production,
industrialization and
comercialization of
agricultural and non
agricultural activities and
services, including
handcrafting, forestry and
extrativism activities.” Law
12.188/2010

4. FEDERAL DISTRICT and RIDE
Área FD : 5.789Km²
Área RIDE: 50.056Km²
Population FD : ~ 2.606.885 Hab..
Population RIDE: ~ 1.200.000 Hab..
PopulationTotal: ~ 3.806.885 Hab..

5. RURAL SPACE of the FD
• Rural Area: 397.000 ha (the FD has 578.000 ha)
• Farms: 19.100 (86% less than 20 ha)
•
Rural Population: 87.950
• Ocuppation (employments + Family MDO):
35.000 (21.000 – oil culture)

6. PLANNED OCCUPATION OF THE RURAL AREA
RURAL NUCLEOUS:
•SCHOOL / HEALTH STATION / POLICE STATION
•EMATER-FD OFFICCE
•SERVANTS LODGING
•WORKERS AGROVILLAGE

8. AGRICULTURE/LIVE STOCK IN THE FEDERAL
DISTRICT
MAIN ACTIVITIES
GRAINS 110.000 ha 520.000 TON
VEGETABLES 5.700 ha 185.000 TON
FRUITS 1.440 ha 36.700 TON
PASTURES 75.000 ha -
FLOWERS + GRASS 400 ha -
BOVINE FLOCK 98.000 CABEÇAS
EGG LAYERS 23.700.000 DZ
BROILERS 150.000 TON
SWINE 10.500 TON

9. EMATER –FD
Company of the Government of the
Federal District
•16 local units
•1 unit for land reform settlements
•1 training center
•2 regional units
•4 urdas
•HQ
150 Extensionists
( total permanent employees 230)
Local Unit
Multidisciplinary team –
proximity/capilarity

11. SERVICES/ACTIONS AVAILABLE AT LOCAL UNIT: EMATER -DF
•TECHNICAL ASSISTENCE – AGRICULTURE AND LIVE STOCK
•CREDIT PROJECTS
•ISSUANCE OF PROCUCER DECLARATION
•ISSUANCE OF FITNESS DECLARATION TO PRONAF-DAP
•TRAINING
•GUIDANCE – SANITATION, PREVENTIVE HEALTH, ACCESS TO
DOCUMENTATION, ACCESS TO SOCIAL BENEFITS
•GUIDANCE – ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION
•TOPOGRAPHY SERVICES – LAND CURVES MARKING, WATER RETENTION
BACINS, IRRIGATION CHANNELS
•MANAGEMENT/COMERCIALIZATION ASSISTENCE
•RURAL ORGANIZATION
•....

13. STRATEGIC GOALS OF THE PRIORITY PROGRAMS OF EMATER
SYSTEM AGRICULTURE – - FD
2011/2014
 Agroecology
 Oil culture
 Flower culture
 Milk
 Social organization
 Social development
 Urban/periurban
agriculture

14. AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION -
VEGETABLES

15. AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION- FLOWER
CULTURE

16. Agroecology
Urban and Organic Agriculture

17. Animal Production

18. Food Safety

19. Environmental Management

20. RURAL MANAGEMENT

21. Non-Agricultural activities

22. Health and environmental sanitation

23. SOCIAL ORGANIZATION – ASSOCIATIONS AND
COOPERATIVES
ASPAG AGRIPALHA COPAS
Alexandre Gusmão Brazlândia São Sebastião
COOTAQUARA
Planaltina

24. PUBLIC POLICIES FOR FAMILY FARMING
 National Program for Strengthening Family Farming - PRONAF
 Family Farming Food Acquisition Program - PAA
 National School Feeding Program - PNAE
 30% of purchases from family farming
 PAPA-FD – Agricultural Products Acquisition Program of the FD

25. FOOD RECEPTION AND DISTRIBUTION UNITS
URDA

26. THANK YOU!
José Guilherme Tollstadius Leal
Agronomist Engineer
President of EMATER FD
tel. 55 61 33403001
jose.leal@agricultura.gov.br
jose.leal@emater.df.gov.br