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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
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