摘要：A Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia (URFB), criada em 2005 a partir da antiga Escola de Agronomia da Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA), logo adotou uma política de participação no desenvolvimento local. Participou do Colegiado Territorial do Recôncavo (CODETER) desde sua implantação no período 2005-2009, e coordenou três Núcleos universitários interdisciplinares de apoio ao Desenvolvimento Territorial (NEDET), no período 2014-2017, especialmente nos Territórios do Portal do Sertão, do Recôncavo da Bahia e do Vale do Jiquiriçá.
其他摘要：Historic birthplace of brazilian agrarian society, the region of Recôncavo of Bahia currently faces a rural development crisis, also taking place in other regions of Bahia and the Northeast of Brazil. The multiplication of very small farms, the adverse markets trends and the recession of the national economy are combined and result in high levels of social fragility, the emptying of the field and the ageing of the rural population. The paper analyzes agricultural mechanisms of this crisis in the tobacco area of the Recôncavo, where is more intense. Surveys carried out at three sites highlight recent demographic, socioeconomic and agroecological trends of this agriculture, and the way they interact. The analysis of the labour productivity of farmers of Cruz das Almas shows the rationality of their choices and the impasse in which they find themselves. The final part of the work shows that public intervention aimed at reversing this situation must include different components, currently fragmented into sectoral policies with varying degrees of intensity, and a mechanism for local and stable governance to ensure consistency and effectiveness in the medium/long term.
关键词：sistemas agrários; produtividade do trabalho; agricultura familiar; Recôncavo da Bahia.↓systèmes agraires; productivité du travail; agriculture familiale; Recôncavo da Bahia.
其他关键词：keywords: agrarian systems; labor productivity; family farming; Recôncavo da Bahia.
