Cooperativas agropecuárias: uma análise dos seus benefícios para a agricultura familiar

Abstract

The agricultural cooperativism works as an important tool in the search for better conditions for small family farmers, connecting them in a beneficial way to the best opportunities. The motivation for the study was the need to investigate the contributions of the agricultural cooperatives to the family farmers, besides the great value for the studies of the academics on the subject. The methodology used will be a bibliographical research about the theme, based on articles from the Google Scholar platform, as well as electronic sites. The research is also classified as basic, with a qualitative approach, being descriptive in relation to its study objectives. In the analysis of results, patterns and disagreements were observed regarding t he benefits of the agricultural cooperatives in the rural environment, evaluating its various aspects. The research identified the objectives and questions proposed in the researched literature, and it was concluded that benefits begin with the acquisition of inputs and extend to market insertion, giving the less structured ones an opportunity to compete with the others