Perspectivas de evolução dos sistemas produtivos com o estabelecimento de Sistema Agroflorestal no Projeto de Desenvolvimento Sustentável São Paulo, Carlinda - MT

The present study describes the socioeconomic reality of the Sao Paulo Sustainable DevelopmentProject (PDS), located in the Portal da Amazonia, in the municipality of Carlinda, stateof Mato Grosso. Interviews were conducted with beneficiaries of the agrarian reform in thePDS, local leaderships and a technician from the Ouro Verde Institute (IOV), with strong localperformance. Among the 40 beneficiary families, the majority are migrants from the state ofParana (32.50%) and have incomplete elementary education (43.14%). More than half (55%)do not have agricultural production in the property, with income from social security or saleof labor outside the settlement. Many families (45%) produce various crops (mainly cashew,guava, vegetables, manioc and passion fruit), while 30% are milk producers and 15% are beefcattle farmers. The agroforestry system has contributed to the increase of income, with diversificationof production and comes is an alternative of viability of work and income generation,besides promoting prospects for the permanence of the settlers in the PDS.