International Journal of Advanced Engineering Research and Science (IJAERS) [Vol-6, Issue-9, Sept- 2019] https://dx.doi.org/10.22161/ijaers.69.23 ISSN: 2349-6495(P) | 2456-1908(O) www.ijaers.com Page | 202 Difficulties Facing Family Agriculture in Cacoal City, Rondônia/Brazil Cleberson Eller Loose 1 , Eliseu Adilson Sandri 2 , Marcos Tadeu Simões Piacentini 3 , Alexandre Leonardo Simões Piacentini 4 , Paula Cristina 5 . 1 Doctor in Administration. Reseacher of GEPSCAL UNIR/CNPq, Brazil. Professor of Dept. from Accounting Sciences, Federal University of Rondônia, Rondônia Brasil. Corresponding author Email: clebersonloose@unir.br 2 Doctor in Health Sciences. Professor and Researcher at the Federal University of Roraima in Management Course in Indigenous Collective Health of the Insikiran Institute of Indigenous Higher Education. Email: eliseusandri@yoahoo.com.br 3 Master in Administration. Reseacher of GEITEC UNIR/CNPq, Brazil. Professor of Dept. from Administration, Federal University of Rondônia, Rondônia Brasil. Email: marcos.piacentini@unir.br 4 Master in Administration. Reseacher of GEPAC UNIR/CNPq, Brazil. Professor of Dept. from Forest Engineering, Federal University of Rondônia, Rondônia Brasil. 5 Bachelor in Accounting Sciences, Federal University of Rondônia, Rondônia Brasil. Abstract— The present research aimed to investigate the difficulties faced by family farming in an area of Brazil. To this end bibliographic research was conducted and also field research using the data collection technique of interviewing family farmers of the Astra Association of Line 09 in Cacoal City, Rondônia/Brazil. The results of this work reveal that, despite the significant advances that family farming has made in recent years in the country and the state of Rondônia, it still faces certain difficulties; those identified in the research were the accessibility of credit, prices set by middlemen, poor quality roads for transporting production and the lack of specialized technicians when help is needed. Such problems require public policies to enrich farming enterprises, valuing farmers, promoting the stability of their conditions, and providing means of increased production, besides better structure and consequently a better quality of life. Keywords— Family farming, Difficulties, Rural production. I. INTRODUCTION Brazilian agriculture figures are among the highest in the world; it is characterized as a source of food and raw materials for many countries. Among its diverse practices,family farming production is a social form of production, well known for its material and immaterial contributions (DELGADO; BERGAMASCO, 2017). In recent years, Brazil has significantly improved its ways of defining and understanding the characteristics and meaning of this social form of production. Its main source of leverage, among others, refers to the recognition of its enormous economic and social diversity, based on small landowners living in small communities whose families work with them on the land to produce goods for their own consumption and for sale (SCHNEIDER; CASSOL, 2017). According to the Ministry of Agrarian Development (MDA) (2018), family farming in Brazil is the eighth largest food producer in the world, with annual revenues of US $55.2 billion. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MAPA) (2018), the national agribusiness as a whole is responsible for 23.5% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), since 35% of this percentage, refers to the family segment, showing the importance of family farming in the country's wealth generation. Despite its salience, family farming faces four main difficulties: access to credit, the disadvantageous pricing of agricultural products, production outlets, and technical assistance. The absence of these factors, which may be essential for the economic and social growth of family farming, are a disincentive to