Family Farming Cooperatives: the Case of the Mixed Cooperative of Family Farmers of the Ipanema Valley

Gáudia Maria Costa Leite Pereira,Wagner Lins Lira,João Batista De Oliveira,Jorge Luiz Schirmer De Mattos

doi:10.18535/ijsrm/v9i11.sh02

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This article addresses cooperativism in the context of family farming, based on the experience of the Cooperativa Mista de Agricultores Familiares do Vale do Ipanema (COOPANEMA) based in the municipality of Águas Belas, Pernambuco, Brazil. This is a reflection on the importance of COOPANEMA for local social and economic development. We used qualitative and descriptive methodology supported by case studies, interviews, and documentary and bibliographic surveys. The cooperative maintains a participative management, with good administrative quality, thanks to its specialized accounting, technical and legal assistance. We conclude that COOPANEMA is a socially consolidated institution, regarded as a reference in cooperative management, acting in the execution of actions and occupying seats in forums, municipal and regional public policy councils, thus contributing to local development.

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IntroductionThe Brazilian economy has been suffering from the global economic crisis: "The financial crisis that began in the United States in 2007 and led to the deepest global recession since World War II" (Evans 2011, p. 1) giving rise to forms of solidarity economy that are effected by many social segments, especially through cooperativism (Neves et al 2019)
In the last decade, the Brazilian economy has been suffering from the global economic crisis: "The financial crisis that began in the United States in 2007 and led to the deepest global recession since World War II" (Evans 2011, p. 1) giving rise to forms of solidarity economy that are effected by many social segments, especially through cooperativism (Neves et al 2019)
And Discussion 3.1 Historical aspects and consolidation of COOPANEMA COOPANEMA is the result of a long journey made by family farmers, with activities concerning the world of agricultural production with emphasis on participative management

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The Brazilian economy has been suffering from the global economic crisis: "The financial crisis that began in the United States in 2007 and led to the deepest global recession since World War II" (Evans 2011, p. 1) giving rise to forms of solidarity economy that are effected by many social segments, especially through cooperativism (Neves et al 2019). 1) giving rise to forms of solidarity economy that are effected by many social segments, especially through cooperativism (Neves et al 2019) In this context, cooperatives and other forms of solidarity organizations began to act with greater incidence, both in markets and in facilitating access to food and protection for vulnerable families, seeking possibilities for marketing their products, collective purchases and provision of various services, which has enabled the insertion of various professionals in the world of work (Neves et al 2019). This article aims to present the case of COOPANEMA through a reflection on the importance of this cooperative for the social and economic development of family farmers in the Agreste Meridional region of Pernambuco, Brazil. Based on this objective, we formulated the following questions: How is COOPANEMA's management carried out?

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