Economia solidária, desenvolvimento local e piscicultura: o caso da cooperativa agropecuária cacho de ouro (cooperacho) Jaçanã, RN.

Abstract

The capitalist economy is based on the concentration of income, on the profit and interest of large corporations, and therefore has left individuais on the fringes of the formal labor market. The solidarity economy has been presented as an alternative as an alternative to this reality, a differentiated form of work, a way of trying to meet the needs. Solidarity economic ventures (EES) are quite diverse and developed by different organizations: associations, cooperatives and informal groups. In addition, they can be supported by various institutions such as NGOs and public agencies. One of the institutions that stand out in this action are the University lncubators of Solidarity Projects, which provide systematic advice to the ESS. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to perform a diagnosis of a group of fish farmers linked to the Cooperativa Agrícola Cacho de Ouro (COOPERCACHO) in Jaçanã, RN, which consists of collecting socioeconomic information from fish farmers, citing the main sources of information that producers Have access and description of characteristics related to the participation of the subjects in the group, regarding collective work and cooperation, trust and solidarity, as well as social inclusion. The data of this work consist of part of the incubation activities carried out by the University lncubator ofSolidarity Economy (INCOSOL) ofthe UFCG, Cuité campus. The sampling crileria were by convenience method. We selected five (5) rural producers linked to COOPERCACHO who were already doing or were planning to carry out the fish farming activity. Through the wheels of conversation and visits it was possible to establish rapprochement with the group, to form and strengthen links, and to (re-) know the local rcality. Ali of them are male and have their own home; 80% of them are farmers; The majority have low leveis of schooling, unly 40% have a complete secondary levei, a reality similar to those reported in other groups; 60% report that there is interaction of their institution with others, but it is verified that there is no articulation for the formation o f networks: 60% h ave already made Joans either to friends or to lenders; On trusting people, only 40% said they can trust and 60% that it is never too much to be careful, this can be a factor that makes collective work difficult, on the other hand the majority participated in joint activity in the cooperative, this fact Which can be valuable in the development of collective work. The training course lntroduction to Fish farming, carried out in the face of the need and decision of the group, was very participative.