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Abstract
This piece of work objectified the accomplishment of a study on the Agricultural
Adminisration Program settled by the rural extension service in the states of Santa Catarina and Rio Grande
do Sul, based on the benefitted family agriculturists’ point of view. Its accomplishment was made possible by
a theorical-methodological approach with a qualitative character. Its especifically intended to evaluate the
Program’s meaning to the agriculturists, as well as the factors which limited their adopting it. The study is
justified by the fact that the agriculturists’ perception constitutes an essencial tool in understanding the
reasons for their adopting or not a Program of such nature.