Abstract
Background: Given several bottlenecks in Brazil in distribution logistics, mainly in transport and warehouse activities, some new forms of collective action have appeared. The Condominiums of Rural Warehouses was conceived of to overcome these bottlenecks and provide better income and competitiveness to small producers in agribusiness. This article aims to analyse aspects of collective action with the focus of Rural Condominiums in the context of Brazilian agribusiness. Methods: We conducted exploratory, descriptive and qualitative research under the Theory of Logic of Collective Action lens for this purpose. Besides conducting a literature review, we conducted a semi-structured interview with the managers of the Rural Warehouse Condominiums. We analysed the data through a Categorial Content Analysis. Results: The main results show an approximation of the rural model of the Condominiums of Rural Warehouses with the Theory of Logic of Collective Action, mainly for small producers. Conclusions: We highlight the feasibility of the warehouse structure collectively, as it strengthens and provides greater efficiency to rural business and producers, inserts and integrates the industry into a competitive market environment, provides economic and social benefits, leads to cost reduction, and increased profit. The economic, social and logistical determinants show the product’s commercialisation, logistical gains, and the producers’ association regarding the development and growth of rural collective action. This paper can be helpful for practitioners and researchers interested in this field.
Highlights
Agriculture is subject to constant economic, social, political, and technological changes
In related studies, such as a project supported by the Foundation of Support of Research of Distrito Federal—FAP-DF, Brasilia, Brazil [11], the authors did not find any geographic record of the collective action model Condominiums of Rural Warehouses in Brazil
The leading Brazilian associations related to warehouses were not aware of Condominium of Rural Warehouses, except those existing in Parana and Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, which were the subject of our study [11]
Summary
Agriculture is subject to constant economic, social, political, and technological changes Many of these changes arise to solve problems in the field of agribusiness, to increase the profitability of the system and its competitiveness, and to reduce costs. The Condominiums of Rural Warehouses was conceived of to overcome these bottlenecks and provide better income and competitiveness to small producers in agribusiness. Conclusions: We highlight the feasibility of the warehouse structure collectively, as it strengthens and provides greater efficiency to rural business and producers, inserts and integrates the industry into a competitive market environment, provides economic and social benefits, leads to cost reduction, and increased profit. This paper can be helpful for practitioners and researchers interested in this field
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