Associativismo rural e desenvolvimento local: o caso da associação rural beneficente de terra vermelha.

Abstract

This work is a result of a field research in dialogue with a bibliographical research referenced in theoretical assumptions based on rural associativism and local development, having as a imit analysis the Beneficent Rural Association of Terra Vermelha located in the rural area of the municipality of Sume - PB. It emphasizes the importance of rural associations for the strengthening of family farming. In this sense, the analyzed question is: What projects and actions are developed in the Beneficent Rural Association of Terra Vermelha that imply socioeconomic development and contribute to local development? In this way, we seek to identify the projects and actions developed in the Association and their contribution to socioeconomic progress and local development. For that, semi-structured interviews were conducted with one of the board members, and a structured questionnaire was applied to the associates. This work presents theoretical foundations related to the analysis of the researched material from the reflections of authors that reflect the themes, associativism, local development and solidarity economy. It seeks from an analysis of an associative experience of family farmers to raise discussions about the role of rural association as a channel of participation, communication and claims. Analyzes show us that the projects and actions developed within the scope of the Association contribute to socioeconomic progress and local development. On the other hand, when it comes to the relation of associativism to solidarity economy, one can find principles of solidarity economy practiced in the Association environment, and that there are principles that have already been established while others are in the process of being built. It is hoped that this discussion can contribute to the formation of a new consciousness based on collective actions in solidarity.