Public agreements to promote family farming: exploratory analysis in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic

Considering public policies to support the development of family farming, specifically in terms of making resources available through public purchases in agreements linked to the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MAPA), this article aims to carry out an exploratory study qualitative descriptive, through the application of descriptive data mining methods, to identify the possible impacts resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic on family farming, with regard to the availability of public resources linked to MAPA agreements. Data from agreements from MAPA are used, submitted to specific treatments to identify records that fit as resources of potential support to family farming, and data from the Ministry of Health on the evolution of Covid-19 infections.