Confederação Nacional de Agricultores Familiares e Empreendedores Familiares Rurais

What Confederação Nacional de Agricultores Familiares e Empreendedores Familiares Rurais does

CONAFER is a Brazilian non-profit confederation headquartered in Brasília, founded in 2011 to represent family farmers, indigenous peoples, quilombola communities, and rural entrepreneurs. It operates as a federated network of affiliated unions, associations, cooperatives, and indigenous organizations with reach into approximately 3,000 municipalities across all 27 Brazilian states, claiming 1 million+ family farmers as program beneficiaries and 150+ indigenous peoples across 800+ aldeias served through a dedicated secretariat.

The confederation delivers a portfolio of seven interconnected programs: Agroconafer (PRONAF credit facilitation), +Pecuária Brasil and +Genética no Sertão (cattle, goat, and sheep genetic improvement via reproductive biotechnology with partners Alta Genetics and Ala Genetics), +Previdência Brasil (INSS Digital social security access under a Technical Cooperation Agreement with the Brazilian social security institute), Albatroz (ANAC-certified drone-based dengue and malaria vector control using AI-assisted geospatial analysis), Hãmugãy (mobile platform for indigenous territorial surveillance with photos and GPS), and Mais Vida Brasil (health benefits including telemedicine across 27 specialties, in partnership with Terra Bank).

CONAFER's business model combines membership/association dues, public project contracts with municipal and federal governments, transaction-based consulting on PRONAF credit lines, and managed health benefits delivered through Terra Bank. Distribution occurs through affiliated entities, 500+ municipal cooperation agreements, digital self-serve platforms (INSS Digital, Hãmugãy mobile app), and field technical teams. The organization is currently operating under significant stress following the 2024 Operação Sem Desconto Federal Police action, which imposed a 100% asset freeze, triggered 1,200+ layoffs, and paralyzed core programs across 2,950+ municipalities, with ongoing CPMI do INSS congressional investigations and an internal administrative inquiry into affiliated entities.

Name

Confederação Nacional de Agricultores Familiares e Empreendedores Familiares Rurais

Legal name

Confederação Nacional de Agricultores Familiares e Empreendedores Familiares Rurais

Website

https://conafer.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

CONAFER is a Brazilian non-profit confederation representing family farmers, indigenous peoples, quilombola communities, and rural entrepreneurs through a federated network of affiliated entities in roughly 3,000 municipalities, delivering credit facilitation, livestock genetic improvement, social security access, health benefits, and environmental monitoring programs across Brazil.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural advocacy and rural services

NAICS

Support Activities for Animal Production (11521), Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

CEA Monitoring, Sensors & Automation Software (SCADA, IoT, Climate/Recipe Control) (AFAAAHAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Biosecurity, Pest & Disease Control for CEA (IPM, Screening, Sanitation) (AFAAAHAK), Environmental Permitting & Impact Assessment (EIA/NEPA) (BPAIAMAK)

Keywords

• Family farming advocacy
• Rural technical assistance
• Agricultural credit facilitation
• Livestock genetic improvement
• Rural social security services

Headquarters

HQ city

Brasilia

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Association Fees / Membership Dues: CONAFER operates as a confederation of affiliated entities (sindicatos, associações, cooperativas, federações). Revenue is generated through association fees from member organizations and individual affiliates.
2. Public Project Contracts and Agreements: Revenue from government contracts for implementing public policies including PRONAF credit facilitation, genetic improvement programs (+Pecuária Brasil, +Genética no Sertão), social programs (Mais Vida Brasil, +Previdência Brasil), and environmental monitoring (Albatroz, Hãmugãy).
3. Agricultural Credit Facilitation (Agroconafer): Through Agroconafer, the confederation provides consulting to help family farmers access PRONAF credit lines, generating revenue through service agreements.
4. Health Benefits Program (Mais Vida Brasil): Partnership with Terra Bank for health benefits program offering medication assistance, dental care, telemedicine, and funeral assistance to members.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CONAFER is a Brazilian national confederation that represents family farmers and rural family entrepreneurs, delivering an integrated portfolio of programs: PRONAF agricultural credit facilitation (Agroconafer), livestock genetic improvement via reproductive biotechnology (+Pecuária Brasil and +Genética no Sertão), rural social security services and INSS Digital access (+Previdência Brasil), health benefits including telemedicine (Mais Vida Brasil), drone-based disease vector control (Albatroz), and an indigenous-led environmental surveillance platform (Hãmugãy). Operations span 3,000+ municipalities across all 27 Brazilian states.

Product overview

CONAFER operates as a multi-program confederation serving Brazilian family farmers through a portfolio of interconnected programs addressing credit access, genetic improvement, social security, health benefits, environmental monitoring, and indigenous support. The core offerings include: Agroconafer (PRONAF credit facilitation), +Pecuária Brasil and +Genética no Sertão (reproductive biotechnology for livestock), +Previdência Brasil (INSS Digital/social security education), Albatroz (drone-based disease vector control), Hãmugãy (environmental monitoring platform with AI), and Mais Vida Brasil (health benefits). These programs work together to provide comprehensive support to family farmers across financial services, production improvement, welfare access, and territorial protection.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Agroconafer: Programa de acesso às linhas de crédito do PRONAF para agricultores familiares.
• +Genética no Sertão
• +Pecuária Brasil
• +Previdência Brasil
• Albatroz
• Hãmugãy
• Mais Vida Brasil

Products and services

• Agroconafer Rural credit consulting service that facilitates access to PRONAF credit lines for affiliated family farmers, generating revenue through service agreements. Targeted at small and medium-sized family farmers who need affordable agricultural financing.
• +Pecuária Brasil Genetic improvement program for cattle herds using reproductive biotechnology, present in 3,500+ Brazilian cities, providing semen doses, vaccination programs, and technical support to small family farmers. Delivered in partnership with Alta Genetics and Ala Genetics. Has produced 420,000+ genetically improved calves and injected R$6 billion into the rural economy.
• +Genética no Sertão Genetic improvement program for the Brazilian semi-arid region, providing semen doses, inputs, and specialized labor for reproductive management of small goat and sheep producers. Active in 500+ cities during 2024.
• +Previdência Brasil Social security education program that expands INSS Digital access, providing information and support for rural workers to access retirement benefits, pensions, and social security services. Delivered through cooperation agreements with 500+ municipalities.
• Albatroz Project Drone-based project utilizing geospatial mapping, AI algorithms, and targeted spraying to control and eradicate dengue and malaria mosquito vectors in Brazil. Operates ANAC-certified drones and was awarded the Selo Prêmio Consciência Ambiental (Environmental Award) in 2024.
• Hãmugãy Platform Environmental monitoring mobile platform connecting indigenous communities and environmental agencies, enabling real-time occurrence registration with photos and GPS coordinates for territorial surveillance and rapid response to environmental threats. Available on Google Play Store.
• Mais Vida Brasil Health benefits program in partnership with Terra Bank, providing medicine reimbursement, dental assistance, telemedicine with unlimited access to a general practitioner and 27 medical specialties, and funeral assistance for CONAFER-associated farmers and rural workers.
• INSS CONAFER Services Digital social security services enabling rural workers to access retirement benefits, pensions, and INSS Digital services through partnership agreements. Free of charge as a public service of social interest, with agreements in 500+ municipalities.

Quantifiable outcome

• 420,000+ genetically improved calves delivered to small producers
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability5 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Terra BankcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership for the Mais Vida Brasil health benefits program. Terra Bank collaborates with CONAFER to provide health services including medication assistance, dental care, telemedicine, and funeral assistance to associated farmers and rural workers. The partnership enables the delivery of healthcare benefits to rural communities through the Terra Bank platform.
• Alta GeneticscoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partnership for the +Pecuária Brasil genetic improvement program. Alta Genetics provides high-quality genetic material (semen doses) and technical support for cattle breeding programs targeting family farmers across Brazil.
• Ala GeneticscoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partnership for the +Pecuária Brasil genetic improvement program. Ala Genetics supplies premium bull semen for the genetic improvement of cattle herds among small producers.
• INSS (Instituto Nacional do Seguro Social)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnical Cooperation Agreement (ACT) between CONAFER and INSS for delivering social security services to rural workers. The partnership enables CONAFER to process retirement applications, pensions, and other social security benefits through the INSS Digital platform for farmers, indigenous peoples, and rural workers.
• SFA-DF (Secretaria de Agricultura do Distrito Federal)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with the Federal District's Agriculture Secretariat for conducting itinerant social actions in Brasília, bringing agricultural services and programs to rural communities.
• Escola da PrevidênciaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with the Social Security School for delivering educational courses and training on rural social security benefits to CONAFER affiliated entities.
• SAMU (Serviço de Atendimento Móvel de Urgência)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for first aid training courses provided to rural communities in partnership with local SAMU teams, such as the course offered in Bahia for Pre-Hospital Care.
• ANAC (Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil)minorOthersCertification partnership for drone operations under the Albatroz project, ensuring compliance with Brazilian civil aviation regulations for environmental monitoring drones.
• ANATEL (Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações)minorOthersRegulatory certification for drone communication equipment used in the Albatroz environmental monitoring project.
• DECEA (Departamento de Controle do Espaço Aéreo)minorOthersAirspace control certification for drone operations in the Albatroz dengue and malaria control project.
• Ministério da DefesaminorOthersPartnership with the Brazilian Ministry of Defense for environmental monitoring activities under the Albatroz project using drone technology.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• EMBRAPA (Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária): Brazilian government's agricultural research corporation, providing technology, cultivars, and technical knowledge to Brazilian agriculture including family farming programs. Public-sector incumbent with vastly larger resources (R&D, extension services), but no direct advocacy or service delivery function for family farmer credit/health/social security needs.
• CNA (Confederação da Agricultura e Pecuária do Brasil): Brazil's largest agricultural sector confederation representing commercial farmers, ranchers, and agribusiness rather than family farmers specifically. Operates the Sistema CNA/Senar providing technical assistance and rural training nationwide, with broader funding base and political establishment ties, but does not specialize in the family farmer segment CONAFER targets.

Others

• La Vía Campesina: International peasants' movement advocating for food sovereignty and small-scale sustainable agriculture globally. Addresses the same constituency (small family farmers, peasants, indigenous communities) from a more political/ideological stance, providing policy frameworks and international solidarity rather than direct service delivery comparable to CONAFER's programs.

Direct peers

• OCB (Organização das Cooperativas Brasileiras): National apex organization representing agricultural cooperatives across Brazil, providing services to cooperative members including rural credit, technical assistance, and market access. Comparable in distribution model (federated network reaching thousands of municipalities) and target beneficiary (rural producers), though focused specifically on cooperative-anchored members.
• FETRAF-Brasil (Federação dos Trabalhadores e Trabalhadoras na Agricultura Familiar): Major Brazilian family farmer federation focused on smallholder agricultural workers, providing credit facilitation (PRONAF), technical assistance, and policy advocacy. Directly competes with CONAFER for family farmer membership in southern Brazil, with similar service portfolio but a more grassroots cooperative-anchored model.
• CONTAG (Confederação Nacional dos Trabalhadores Rurais Agricultores e Agricultoras Familiares): Brazil's largest and historical rural worker confederation, representing family farmers and rural workers across Brazil. Highly comparable mission to CONAFER (advocacy, technical assistance, credit access) with broader political legacy and established state-level federations, but operates with different governance structure and historically more aligned with Movimento Sindical.
• MPA (Movimento dos Pequenos Agricultores): Brazilian small farmers' movement advocating for family agriculture, food sovereignty, and rural development. Operates with a more ideological/political orientation than CONAFER, but addresses the same smallholder farmer base with similar programmatic approaches around credit, technical assistance, and market access.

Emerging players

• World Farmers' Organisation (WFO): International umbrella organization of farmer associations representing family farmers globally. Conceptually parallel to CONAFER's mission at a global level, focused on policy advocacy and farmer representation, though without CONAFER's specific service delivery portfolio (credit, health, genetic improvement).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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