In order to facilitate access to land credit, the Committee on Agriculture of the Chamber of Deputies requested changes in the National Land Credit Program. During a public hearing, parliamentarians discussed ways to make credit more accessible to families who have more resources or children of rural landlords interested in acquiring land.
According to Agência Câmara News, Deputy Roberto Balestra (PP-GO), defended the increase of the financing ceiling and the payment of the loans based on the value of the farmers’ production. Anyway, he praised the changes already made in the program this year and said he is little publicized among social movements that deal with the land issue.
“When we talk at the land lending camp, it’s a surprise.” But we did not know. “How?” “How did INCRA’s Superintendence never say?” He said.
The House Agency reported that a number of changes were made to the program this year. Among them is the increase in the maximum annual income of those who can participate in the program from R $ 9 thousand to R $ 20 thousand in the simplest range. There are three tracks and the last one was called “entrepreneur” and serves people with annual income of up to R $ 216 thousand and equity of a maximum of R $ 500 thousand.
Also present at the debate, the representative of the Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock of Brazil (CNA), Marina Zimmermann, defended the interest reduction for the last track, which is still being regulated. Elias Borges, of the National Confederation of Agricultural Workers, called for an increase in regional funding subtetus. He also said that it takes credit for the construction of farmers’ homes on the land.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.