Diagnóstico do associativismo pelas lideranças das comunidades rurais com as cooperativas de crédito e produção de Dois Vizinhos-PR

Abstract

The research work sought to diagnose the rural cooperativism of Dois Vizinhos in the southwest of the state of Paraná, from the perspective of the leaders of the rural communities and the managers of the credit cooperatives: CRESOL, SICOOB and SICRED, and of COASUL production. Analyze the understanding of cooperative members and managers regarding the meaning, actions and importance of a cooperative organization. To raise the main demands, and expectations, strengths, weaknesses, possible problems indicated by the members of the cooperative with which they are associated and which may be improved. As a methodology, a total of twenty questionnaires were applied to the leaders of the rural communities, with the presidents as representatives of the families and four managers / managers of the cooperatives in which the interviewed rural producers are associated. Visits to rural producers took place directly and in person, being pre-scheduled to each presidente of rural communities through contact via message via the whatsApp application. In total, twenty communities and four cooperative managers / managers were interviewed. With the research, it is possible to highlight that the communities are formed by rural producers with considerable residence time in the rural area, on average 40 years, having experience with agricultural production, reality of the cooperative system in many aspects, such as contributions, points to be improved, level of service, the reality in general. It also highlighted issues of problems that need to be observed and improved, such as the technical assistance provided by the production cooperative, low incentive to new activities, little active voice from members in meetings and assemblies, and improvements in credit lines, etc. However, positive points were also pointed out, in which they mention aspects such as the growth of property in production activities, improvement of income and quality of life, availability of governmental programs, among others. Therefore, analyzing the process of associativism and cooperativism developed in the rural communities surveyed in the municipality of Dois Vizinhos, Pr, it can be concluded that they are adequate. However, like all activities, it needs to undergo reevaluations and improvements.