Fortalecimento da agricultura familiar a partir do associativismo: um estudo de caso da Associação da Baixinha e do Ponto Certo em Cruz das Almas - BA

Abstract

Associative forms are stimulated as strategies to overcome the situation of socioeconomic vulnerability, both in the context of public policies and civil society actions. In this scenario, the question is to what extent associativism contributes to rural development in communities composed mostly of family farmers. Thus, the general objective of this paper is to analyze associativism as a development strategy in two rural communities of Cruz das Almas, Bahia. To this end, a case study was chosen in two rural communities, where conversations were held with 10 family farmers members of the Community Association. The results indicated the relevance of associativism for rural development, as the Association is contributing to diversify commercialization and claim basic rights that have not yet been secured. Given this, it is possible to consider that family farming, associativism and agroecology are important factors for sustainable rural development, only the visibility of these factors will be able to reduce the socioeconomic vulnerabilities that affect the rural environment.