Sustainability Report ENEVA 2020
Nova Demanda Resettlement
Nova Demanda Agricultural Project
[GRI 413-1 | EM-EP-210A.3 | EM-EP-210B.1 | EU20 | OG12]
The Nova Demanda resettlement project was developed in 2016, during the
implementation process of the Parnaíba Complex, as a condition for the
plant's environmental licensing. As a voluntary collective effort in the city
of Santo Antônio dos Lopes, this project impacted 65 families through a
participative model and respecting family bonds and the traditional lifestyle
of the community, for which agriculture is the main source of income. The
entire displacement process followed after meetings with the community
and public authorities, home visits, and more. Aside from compensation,
families were given houses and land for agroecological production. In 2020,
after several years of negotiation and regularization in the notary offices of
the region, we delivered the deeds for the houses and accompanying land.
We donated to 57 of the 65 resettled families. Eight have not received the
documents due to private issues which need to be resolved for release.
The project also involves planning the transition from traditional production
to agroecological, and finally, organic production, therefore relying on
the agricultural support of technicians hired by us and by professors and
students from Universidade Estadual do Maranhão (Uema). In 2020 we had
the first local organic production on 69 hectares, with 40 kilos of produce
such as passion fruit, beans, rice, parsley and chives. The produce was sold
locally and simultaneously used for their own consumption, starting a cycle
of sustainability, food security, and improvement in the quality of life of
resettled people. The group has also started to set up a poultry farm on
site to produce 100% organic chicken and eggs. In addition to specialized
technical assistance in agroecology, we offered support in the creation
of the Association of Producers and Farmers of Demanda, which legally
represents the issues of family farming, expanding to local negotiations and
commercialization. Another highlight of the year was obtaining the PRONAF
legal statement of suitability (DAP), which provided the first approval of
the agricultural project in a state program for family agriculture, the Mais
Sementes, of the Maranhão government, which supports the production
of essential foods. Through the program, farmers will receive seeds of rice,
beans, corn, vegetables, and fruits, which will make it possible to diversify
production. On the other hand, the program will also to reduce production
costs. Other results are detailed below.
63 out of 65
relocated families
still remain at the
Nova Demanda
resettlement
45
work in the
Agricultural Project
All children and teenagers
of school age are duly enrolled in
educational institutions
(children or grandchildren of resettlers)
First initiative to sell 100%
organic products in the regiono
through fairs serving the regions
of the Parnaíba Complex
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