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eneva < 125 > Social responsibility EU20 Approach to managing the impacts of displacement: The 'Nova Demanda' Resettlement Project was developed in 2016, during the Parnaíba Complex implementation process, as an environmental licensing condition for the plant. As a voluntary collective effort in the town of Santo Antônio dos Lopes, this project impacted 65 families through a participative model, whilst respecting family bonds and the traditional lifestyle of the community, for which agriculture is the main source of income. The displacement process took place following meetings with the community and public authorities, home visits, and other procedures. In addition to compensation, the families were provided with houses and land for agro-ecological production. The main objective of the 'Agrícola Demanda' project is to offer training, support and encouragement to the farmers who have been resettled, so they are able to develop organic, family-based methods, with the aim of transitioning from traditional production to agro- ecological systems, and ultimately to organic farming. To do so, we have contracted an expert agricultural consultancy, which provides support in transforming the subsistence land for the generation of income. In just two years, the project has made considerable advances in the increased use of land for organic production, reducing the use of pesticides, expanding agricultural knowledge, and increasing the commercialization of products and income. The main highlights of 2021 were: double approval in the "Mais Sementes" public notice offered by the Maranhão State Government - 550kg of organic seeds for farming; renewal of the Legal DAP - the process designed for formalization of public notices; Agro-ecological, rural fairs in the towns of Lima Campos, Capinzal do Norte and Santo Antônio; 1st research project in partnership with Embrapa and the Maranhão State University for production of organic corn; implementation of the 'Cozinha Empreendedora' ('Self-Starter Kitchen') - making good use of local products; approval in the Procaf public notices; direct sales to local businesses and the municipal government of Santo Antônio dos Lopes; and encouragement of training (230 hours) in organic farming. As well as specialist technical assistance in agro-ecology, we offered support in the founding of the 'Demanda' Producers and Farmers Association, which legally represents the issues surrounding family agricultural activities, and extends to negotiations and local trading. In 2021, the Vila Canaã Resettlement Project passed through its post-liberation phase, with all the commitments that we had assumed with the environmental authority and the Vila Canaã community being fulfilled and concluded. We have, however, continued monitoring the advances made in the project and continued contributing for the inclusion of new partners and public policies, mainly through the development of the 'HortCanaã' Agricultural Hub, that aims to promote the community's financial sustainability, the creation of jobs and income, and, consequently, local autonomy. This action began in 2009, as an alternative source of income for family farmers in the resettled community, with the agricultural hub spanning an area of approximately 60 hectares of land. In 2021, the production of organic cacao continued, this being a pioneering crop in Maranhão, following the selection of a local chocolate factory that prioritizes the agro-forestry and agro-ecological cultivation system employed in the project. Support for the implementation of this new type of farming was also provided by the Supplier Development Program (SDP), under the management of the Federation of Industries of the State of Maranhão (FIEMA). The sales are going to the 'Chocolates Tapuio' factory, that specializes in the "Bean to Bar" process, which demands a high level of quality throughout the process, from the selection of cocoa beans to the marketing of the chocolate bars. In 2021, we monitored the social indicators of the Vila Canaã relocation program. The data are obtained periodically by means of home visits, that provide us with the grounds for the liberation process and thus improve the quality of life of those who have been relocated. Through until 2021, 85 of the 95 relocated families still remained in the Vila Canaã resettlement, all the children and adolescents of school age are duly enrolled in schools (children or grandchildren of those who have been resettled) and there has been a rise in the average income solely amongst the farmers. 85 of the 95 relocated families still remain in the resettlement of Vila Canaã; all the children and adolescents of school age are duly enrolled (children or grandchildren of those who have been resettled); but there has been an increase in the average income only amongst the farmers. The Agricultural Hub has already brought together an area of 51 hectares of exclusively organic farming and in 2021 the farmers broke the production record of 17 tons. We have established new partnerships and innovation with the increase and processing of the 1st organic cacao in Maranhão: the first state partnership with Ceplac (Executive Commission of the Cocoa Farming Plan); planting of 27,000 hybrid cacao plants in the agroforestry exclusive area; Female Entrepreneurship ('Elas Empreendedoras' - an exclusive group of farmers that now sells its processed products to the municipal government, local businesses and markets); and implementation of the 'Cozinha Empreendedora'. In 2021, the Vila Canaã Resettlement Project passed through its post-liberation phase, with all the commitments that we had assumed with the environmental authority and the Vila Canaã community being fulfilled and concluded sustainability report 2021 annexes
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