A Cooperativa dos Agricultores do Assentamento Itamarati II: Mediação entre o Estado e os Produtores

• Main Authors: Marco Aurélio Perroni Pires, Sandino Hoff
• Format: Article
• Language: Portuguese
• Published: Universidade Regional do Noroeste do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul 2018-01-01
• Series: Desenvolvimento em Questão
• Subjects: public policies; family development; governmental institutions
• Online Access: http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=75257033020
• ISSN: 1678-4855; 2237-6453

The article aimed to analyze the mediation exercised in agricultural production and marketing of goods by the Cooperative of Producers Settlement Itamarati II – co-operai in Ponta Porã, MS, Brazil – 2013 to 2017. The instruments used for data collection consisted of semi-structured interviews with cooperative families and persons connected directly to institutions participating in the production and marketing of the settlers; documents and records found in the National Supply Company (Conab) of Campo Grande, the Municipal Department of Education, the Office of Ponta Porã Food Bank, Food Acquisition Program (BAP) in organs such as PRONAF and cooperai. It was found that the number of members of the cooperative is reduced. Using government programs, to co-operate fostered productivity and income of members covered only the survival of families. The results showed reduced access to financing and production technologies; for the economic protection of the government in the purchase of foodstuff, directly from family farmers. The positive social function performed by cooperai was dependent on government institutions.